Review of Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959) by Axochitl : — 13 Dec 2006
A beautiful, lyrical film that reminds me of Stanley Kubrick and Terrence Malick's best work. The movie is ostensibly about a two-day affair between a Japanese businessman and a visiting French actress, but that description is far too inadequate to convey the sheer poetry of this cinematic work.
Much of the movie is made up of whispered conversations in the dark, but we have plenty of opportunity to see the simultaneously beautiful yet devastated locale of Hiroshima, Japan. Some may find the film slow, but this is art, not entertainment, and is a marvelous experience.
This review of Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959) was written by Axochitl : on 13 Dec 2006.
Hiroshima Mon Amour has generally received very positive reviews.
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