| Hiroshima Mon Amour | |
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| Directed by | Alain Resnais |
| Produced by | Samy Halfon Anatole Dauman |
| Written by | Marguerite Duras |
| Starring | Emmanuelle Riva Eiji Okada Stella Dassas Pierre Barbaud |
| Music by | Georges Delerue Giovanni Fusco |
| Cinematography | Michio Takahashi Sacha Vierny |
| Distributed by | Pathé Films |
| Release date(s) |  June 10, 1959 May 16, 1960 |
| Running time | 90 min. Alain Resnais (born June 3 1922 in Vannes, France) is a French Film director whose early works are often grouped within the New Wave or Anatole Dauman (1925 in Warsaw - April 8, 1998 in Paris) was a French film producer Marguerite Donnadieu, better known as Marguerite Duras (maʀgəʁit dyˈʁas in French ( April 4, 1914 – March 3, 1996) was a French Emmanuelle Riva (born February 24, 1927 in Cheniménil) is a French actress who is best known for her role in Hiroshima Mon Amour Eiji Okada ( 岡田英次) ( June 13, 1920 &ndash September 14, 1995) was a well-known Japanese film Actor. Georges Delerue ( March 12, 1925 Roubaix – March 20, 1992 Los Angeles) was a renowned French Film Giovanni Fusco ( October 10[[ 906]] Sant'Agata dei Goti, Benevento – May 31[[ 968]] Rome) was an Italian composer pianist Sacha Vierny ( 10 August, 1919 &ndash 15 May, 2001) was a French Cinematographer. This article deals with the Pathé movie company For their music business see Pathé Records. Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. |
| Country | France / Japan |
| Language | French / Japanese / English |
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Hiroshima Mon Amour is an acclaimed 1959 film by French film director Alain Resnais, with screenplay by Marguerite Duras about a relationship between a French woman and a Japanese man. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. Alain Resnais (born June 3 1922 in Vannes, France) is a French Film director whose early works are often grouped within the New Wave or Marguerite Donnadieu, better known as Marguerite Duras (maʀgəʁit dyˈʁas in French ( April 4, 1914 – March 3, 1996) was a French It is notable for being one of the first French New Wave films, and for its innovative use of flashbacks. "Nouvelle Vague" redirects here For the music group of the same name see Nouvelle Vague (band. In history film television and other media a flashback (also called analepsis) is an interjected scene that takes the narrative back in time from the current
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Synopsis
Hiroshima Mon Amour tells the story of a French actress (Emmanuelle Riva) who performs the role of a nurse in a film being shot in post-war Hiroshima. Emmanuelle Riva (born February 24, 1927 in Cheniménil) is a French actress who is best known for her role in Hiroshima Mon Amour The Japanese city of ( is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the Chūgoku region of western Honshū, the largest of Japan 's There she meets a Japanese man (Eiji Okada) and they become lovers. Eiji Okada ( 岡田英次) ( June 13, 1920 &ndash September 14, 1995) was a well-known Japanese film Actor. Using flashbacks intercut into the present day love story - the couple's meetings in hotel rooms, restaurants, etc. A restaurant is a retail establishment that serves prepared Food to Customers. - the woman tells of her experiences during the Second World War in France, where she was involved with a young German soldier during the German occupation, and the consequences when the war came to an end. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including
Production
According to James Monaco, Resnais was originally commissioned to make a short documentary about the atomic bomb, but spent several months confused about how to proceed because he did not want to recreate his 1955 Holocaust documentary Night and Fog. James Monaco is an American Film critic, Author, and Educator. Night and Fog ( Nuit et brouillard) is a 1955 Documentary film about the Nazi Concentration camps. He later went to his producer and joked that the film could not be done unless Marguerite Duras was involved in writing the screenplay. Marguerite Donnadieu, better known as Marguerite Duras (maʀgəʁit dyˈʁas in French ( April 4, 1914 – March 3, 1996) was a French [1]
The film was a co-production by companies from both Japan and France. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The producers stipulated that one main character must be French and the other be Japanese, and also required that the film be shot in both countries employing film crews comprising technicians from each. [1]
Significance
Hiroshima Mon Amour has been described as "The Birth of a Nation of the French New Wave" by critic Leonard Maltin, due to its innovative style that helped inspire the movement. The Birth of a Nation (also known as The Clansman) a Silent film directed by D "Nouvelle Vague" redirects here For the music group of the same name see Nouvelle Vague (band. Leonard Maltin (born December 18, 1950) is an American Film critic and Film Historian. New Wave filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard described the film's inventiveness as "Faulkner plus Stravinsky" and celebrated its originality, calling it "the first film without any cinematic references". Jean-Luc Godard (French ʒɑ̃lyk gɔˈdaʀ (born on December 3 1930 is a French and Swiss Filmmaker and one of the founding members of the Nouvelle Vague William Faulkner (born William Cuthbert Falkner) ( September 25, 1897 – July 6, 1962) was an American Author Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский) ( &ndash 6 April 1971 was a Russian born Composer, considered by many to [2] Filmmaker Eric Rohmer said, "I think that in a few years, in ten, twenty, or thirty years, we will know whether Hiroshima mon amour was the most important film since the war, the first modern film of sound cinema". Éric Rohmer (born Jean-Marie Maurice Scherer, 4 April 1920 Tulle, France) is a French Film director and Screenwriter. [3]
Among the film's innovations is Resnais' bold experiments in using very brief flashback sequences intercut into scenes to suggest the idea of a brief flash of memory. Resnais later used similar effects in Last Year at Marienbad. L'année dernière à Marienbad (translated as Last Year in Marienbad in the UK and Last Year at Marienbad in North
Film references
In his book on Resnais, James Monaco ends his chapter on Hiroshima mon Amour by claiming that the film contains a reference to the classic 1942 film Casablanca:
- "Here is an 'impossible' love story between two people struggling with the imagery of a distant war. Casablanca ( is an American Romantic drama film directed by Michael Curtiz, starring Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman and At the end of this romantic, poignant movie about leave takings and responsibilities, the two fateful lovers meet in a cafe. Resnais gives us a rare establishing shot of the location. 'He' is going to meet 'She' for the last time at a bar called 'The Casablanca' - right here in the middle of Hiroshima! It's still the same old story. A fight for love and glory. A case of do or die. The world will always welcome lovers. As time goes by". [1]
As a Resnais film
Hiroshima Mon Amour is typical of Resnais' work in theme, narrative structure, and style of sound/image.
Two common themes that recur in Alain Resnais' films are the impact of the past on the individual and the effects of memory and forgetfulness. In Hiroshima Mon Amour, the woman determines that, only with the passing of time, will she forget her experiences in Nevers, France, and she tries to convince the man that the passage of time will also cause both of them to forget their present love affair in Hiroshima. Like other Resnais films, Hiroshima Mon Amour does not adhere to classical cinematic structure. Instead, the woman's memory structures what is told in images, so that present-time experiences involuntarily bring back memories of her German lover.
Resnais usually has no neutral settings in his films, and these settings often serve as symbols for characters; present-day Hiroshima is certainly not one, conjuring up as it does violent and disturbing images which the viewer associates with the destruction caused by the dropping of the atomic bomb. A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from Nuclear reactions either fission or a combination of fission and fusion. Also, when we are introduced to the characters, we first hear their voices and then see only parts of their bodies (bare shoulders, arms embracing). Only gradually are the lovers revealed.
Resnais's work often combines fiction and documentary, and this recurring element of his work features significantly in Hiroshima Mon Amour with its violent images of the atomic bomb's destruction contrasted with the love story.
Awards
Hiroshima mon Amour earned an Oscar nomination for screenwriter Marguerite Duras, as well as a special award at the 1959 Cannes Film Festival, where the film was excluded from the official selection because of its sensitive subject matter as well as to avoid upsetting the U. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Marguerite Donnadieu, better known as Marguerite Duras (maʀgəʁit dyˈʁas in French ( April 4, 1914 – March 3, 1996) was a French The Cannes Film Festival (le Festival de Cannes founded in 1946 is one of the world's oldest most influential and prestigious Film festivals alongside Venice, S. government.
Songs inspired by the film
The film has inspired several songs. One was written by John Foxx and Billy Currie, and initially recorded and performed by their band Ultravox! in 1977. John Foxx is the stage name of English musician Dennis Leigh. Billy Currie (born William Lee Currie on 1 April 1950 in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England) is a Musician and Ultravox (formerly Ultravox!) were a British New Wave band that rose to prominence in the late 1970s/early 1980s One recorded version of the song is a romantic electronic ballad, notable for showcasing an early use of a drum machine in popular music. Ultravox! also recorded a different arrangement of the song, in an aggressive punk style. This version was covered by the band The Church.
The heavy-metal band Alcatrazz also recorded a song titled "Hiroshima Mon Amour" on their debut album, No Parole from Rock N' Roll. Alcatrazz is a melodic Hard rock band formed in 1983 in Los Angeles by Graham Bonnet, Jimmy Waldo and Gary Shea.
In 2003, the New York-based neo-wave band, My Favorite, released "Burning Hearts," which draws upon the main characters in the film.
References
- ^ a b c James Monaco, Alan Resnais, New York: Oxford University Press, 1979 ISBN 0195200373
- ^ in Michael S. Smith, "Hiroshima Mon Amour", DVD release review in Popmatters.com
- ^ Kent Jones, "Time Indefinite", essay for the Criterion Collection DVD release. The Criterion Collection is a Privately held company that distributes "authoritative" consumer versions of "important classic and contemporary films" Accessed 23 May 2007
External links
- Hiroshima Mon Amour at the Internet Movie Database
- Hiroshima Mon Amour at the TCM Movie Database
- Kent Jones, "Time Indefinite", Criterion Collection essay
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