Review of Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959) by Troy N — 01 Jun 2007

A bit long, but a classic - after seeing it in a film class and writing a paper on it, I developed an intense respect for the story and the cinemagraphic elements involved. Hiroshima Mon Amour is a story about two people brought together by Hiroshima years after its occurrence and falling in love, all the while trying to understand one and other as well as themselves in completely opposite but complimentary ways.

Elle draws strength from her past turmoil and allows Hiroshima to affect her from the outside in while Lui finds his way into Elle?s inner core of emotion through his own experience with Hiroshima from the inside out.

Alain Resnais did a great job intwining poetry and light into the story.