directed by: Alain Resnais, year: 1959
actors: Emmanuelle Riva, Eiji Okada

Hiroshima Mon Amour is a seminal work in the French New Wave cinema, exploring the complexities of memory and trauma. The film intertwines the brief affair of a French actress and a Japanese architect in post-war Hiroshima, revealing their pasts through fragmented narrative and striking visuals. It is renowned for its innovative storytelling and profound commentary on love, loss, and the lasting impact of war.

New Wave, Drama, Romance, French New Wave, Memory, War