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The deep conversation between a Japanese architect and a French actress forms the basis of this celebrated French film, considered one of the vanguard productions of the French New Wave. Set in Hiroshima after the end of World War II, the couple — lovers turned friends — recount, over many hours, previous romances and life experiences. The two intertwine their stories about the past with pondering the devastation wrought by the atomic bomb dropped on the city.
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Not in ACMI's collection
Credits
director
Alain Resnais
costume design
Gerard Collery
producer
Anatole Dauman
Samy Halfon
production company
Argos Films
Como Films
Daiei Film
Pathé Entertainment
Pathé Overseas
production design
Lucilla Mussini
Mayo
Minoru Esaka
Petri
screenplay
Marguerite Duras
Duration
01:32:00