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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Film Cast:

  • Elle: Emmanuelle Riva
  • Lui: Eiji Okada
  • Mother: Stella Dassas
  • Father: Pierre Barbaud
  • German Lover: Bernard Fresson

Film Crew:

  • Producer: Anatole Dauman
  • Original Music Composer: Georges Delerue
  • Director of Photography: Sacha Vierny
  • Director: Alain Resnais
  • Producer: Samy Halfon
  • Screenplay: Marguerite Duras
  • Production Design: Mayo
  • Original Music Composer: Giovanni Fusco
  • Director of Photography: Michio Takahashi
  • Editor: Jasmine Chasney
  • Editor: Anne Sarraute
  • Editor: Henri Colpi
  • Production Design: Minoru Esaka
  • Production Manager: Sacha Kamenka
  • Production Design: Lucilla Mussini
  • Production Design: Petri
  • Costume Design: Gerard Collery
  • Production Manager: Takeo Shirakawa

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