Review of Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959) by Ian F — 26 Feb 2008
Recently viewed the Criterion version of "Hiroshima" and was dumbfounded. Although Resnais was not officially a member of the French New Wave he employs many of the same elements of his contemporaries -- in particular, the use of flashback and non-linear narrative.
This film isn't so much a love story but a rumination on memory and trauma. Marguerite Duras's screenplay manages to take the incalculable grief of the survivors of Hiroshima and personalize it in the microcosm of one woman's lost love.
This review of Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959) was written by Ian F on 26 Feb 2008.
Hiroshima Mon Amour has generally received very positive reviews.
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