Hiroshima mon amour

A Japanese architect and a French actress engage in a brief intense affair in Hiroshima in 1959. Both deal with their personal memories of World War II--he by articulating his firsthand experience with nuclear disaster, she by remembering her traumatic affair with a German soldier.

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Corporate Authors: Argos Films, Como Films, Daiei Motion Picture (Firm), Pathe Overseas Productions (Firm), Home Vision Entertainment (Firm), Criterion Collection (Firm)
Other Authors: Resnais, Alain, 1922-2014, Kamenka, Sacha, Shirakawa, Takeo, Halfon, Samy, Duras, Marguerite, Riva, Emmanuèle, Okada, Eiji, 1920-1995, Dassas, Stella, Barbaud, Pierre, Fresson, Bernard, 1931-2002, Takahashi, Michio, Vierny, Sacha, 1919-2001, Delerue, Georges, 1925-1992, Fusco, Giovanni, 1906-1968, Collery, Gerard
Format: Video DVD
Language:French
English
Published: [Chicago, Ill.] : [United States] : Home Vision Entertainment ; Criterion Collection, [2003]
Edition:Dual-layer ed.
Series:Classic collection (Chicago, Ill.)
Criterion collection
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Item Description:Special features: audio commentary by film historian Peter Cowie ; vintage interviews with director Alain Resnais and actress Emmanuelle Riva ; new video interview with Emmanuelle Riva ; excerpts from Marguerite Duras' screenplay annotations, narrated over clips from the film ; isolated music and effects track ; illustrated booklet, featuring an essay by critic Kent Jones, excerpts from a 1959 "Cahiers du Cinéma" round-table discussion about the film, an essay on composer Giovanni Fusco by Russell Lack, and character portraits by Duras.