Review of Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959) by Samuel H — 02 Oct 2012
An intricate framework of flashback and present tense inform the causal relationship between our memories and our behaviour in Alain Resnais' auspicious feature debut "Hiroshima mon amour".
Emmanuelle Riva (also taking her first feature bow) is luminous as a young French actress having a brief affair with a Japanese architect while shooting a film in Hiroshima. Through mesmerizing montage of bedroom discussions, interloping memories, and stark newsreel footage following the fateful WWII bombing, Resnais draws us to understand the motivation behind Riva's affair, glimpsed in her subtly expressive eyes.
The film's conscious stream of ideas and dialogues does become redundant after a while, but it is nevertheless an artful study of character.
This review of Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959) was written by Samuel H on 02 Oct 2012.
Hiroshima Mon Amour has generally received very positive reviews.
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