Review of Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959) by Mark M — 21 Mar 2007
"Hi-ro-shi-ma. Hiroshima. That is your name.".
"Yes, that is my name. Your name is Ne-vers. Nevers in France. ".
More than a decade after the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, a visiting French woman has an affair with a Japanese architect. It is an impossible relationship since both are married. The two form an emotional connection that causes the woman to remember a traumatic prior relationship, which helps her to eventually purge herself of this anguish, but never the memories themselves. Hiroshima Mon Amour works as a documentary on memory. It is also one of the most influential works in film history. The use of seamless and analogous transitions between past and present, memory and reality creates the sense that time itself is shattered. Films such as Ashes of Time, 2046, and Memento owe much of their impact on this innovative editing.
This review of Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959) was written by Mark M on 21 Mar 2007.
Hiroshima Mon Amour has generally received very positive reviews.
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