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Hiroshima mon amour

Alain Resnais / FR, JP, 1958 / 90 min.

Post-war classic by Alain Resnais in which a French actress (Emmanuelle Riva) falls in love with a Japanese architect (Eiji Okada) in Hiroshima. Based on a script by Marguerite Duras. In this exceptional work past and present merge seamlessly.

poster Hiroshima mon amour (Alain Resnais, FRJP 1958) (2025 re-release)
Both the actress and the architect have traumas caused by the war: the woman had an affair with a German solider and was arrested as a traitor; the young architect experienced the horror of the atom bomb.

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Persons under 12 years must be accompanied by an adultThis movie contains scenes of violenceScenes from this movie may cause fear

Director

Alain Resnais

Production year

1958

Country

FR, JP

Original title

Hiroshima mon amour

Length

90 min.

Language

French, Japanese, English

Subtitles

NLD

Format

DCP

Part of

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Eye’s collection includes a wealth of classics. With the Eye Classics series, Eye brings film history even closer. Every week, we screen at least three classics from the collection under one recognisable name: Eye Classics.

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