Rotten Tomatoes Logo Do you want to see ‘Hiroshima Mon Amour (Hiroshima, My ...’?

Hiroshima Mon Amour (Hiroshima, My Love) (1959)

tomatometer

No Score Yet...

Average Rating: N/A
Critic Reviews: 2
Fresh: 2 | Rotten: 0

audience

88

liked it
Average Rating: 4.2/5
User Ratings: 8,713

My Rating

Movie Info

Alain Resnais's multi-award-winning Hiroshima, Mon Amour is neither an easy film to watch nor to synopsize, but it remains one of the high-water marks of the French "new wave" movement. Resnais and scenarist Marguerite Duras weave a complex story concerning a French actress's (Emmanuelle Riva) experiences in occupied France, juxtaposed with the horrendous ordeal of a Japanese architect (Eiji Okada) coping psychologically with the bombing of Hiroshima. These stories are offered in quick flashback

Unrated, 1 hr. 28 min.

Drama, Romance

Marguerite Duras

Jun 24, 2003

Cast

All Critics (23) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (21) | Rotten (1) | DVD (15)

Although it presents, on occasion, a baffling repetition of words and ideas, much like vaguely recurring dreams, it, nevertheless, leaves the impression of a careful coalescence of art and craftsmanship.

May 20, 2003 Full Review Source: New York Times | Comment
New York Times
Top Critic IconTop Critic

Integrating past and present, poetic images and documentary footage, music and Marguerite Duras' dialogue, the film achieved a structural balance of such emotional and intellectual power that audiences were stunned.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | Comment
Chicago Reader
Top Critic IconTop Critic

I can't say I really enjoyed myself watching Hiroshima mon amour. Resnais' style is deliberately off-putting - the thought of entertaining an audience seems repugnant to him - but I respect the film for its audacious storytelling.

January 3, 2011 Full Review Source: Sarasota Herald-Tribune | Comment

Though made in the late 50s, Hiroshima's imagery and music give it a feel at once modern and timeless, this is a beautiful piece of work.

August 17, 2010 Full Review Source: Cinema Writer | Comment
Cinema Writer

It's one of the landmark French New Wave films that featured innovative flashback techniques.

August 7, 2007 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | Comment
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Resnais' audacious work in narrative and temporal structure, with screenplay from Duras, the film has endured due to its lyrical quality in depicting a love affair between a French actress and a Japanese architect in post WWII; a must-see for film lovers

March 2, 2007 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com | Comment

Landmark French New Wave film--a must for movie buffs

February 23, 2007 Comment

The opening scene is like the Taj Mahal; it rises above the hype and delivers.

January 30, 2007 Full Review Source: Cinemania | Comment

Unforgettable.

December 4, 2006 Comment
ColeSmithey.com

As a milestone of film, Hiroshima, Mon Amour cannot be overestimated.

March 22, 2006 Full Review Source: Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) | Comment
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

A somewhat stilted but still emotionally and intellectually engaging glimpse at profound and challenging questions of the role of memory in our sense of identity.

October 25, 2003 Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | Comment
Apollo Guide

Criterion provides an excellent edition of the film with a fairly extensive range of bonuses...I recommend viewing it multiple times with long breaks in between to digest.

September 23, 2003 Full Review Source: Needcoffee.com | Comment
Needcoffee.com

A truly 'modern' film.

August 30, 2003 Full Review Source: PopMatters | Comment
PopMatters

Resnais is one of the few true directors to evoke such a cerebral cinema.

July 11, 2003 Comment
eFilmCritic.com
More Critic Reviews

Audience Reviews for Hiroshima Mon Amour (Hiroshima, My Love)

arresting, beautiful and poetic incantation on memory, time and identity

June 10, 2007
brooklynspo

Super Reviewer

Alain Resnais' Hiroshima, Mon Amour is a captivating cogitation on the power of memory. From the opening shots of Hiroshima, Mon Amour, the long mesmeric tracking shots bring to mind Resnais's previous film, Night and Fog. Also shot on location, the first part of Hiroshima, Mon Amour feels like a documentary as shots

April 20, 2011
axadntpron
Reid Volk

Super Reviewer

Hiroshima Mon Amour (Hiroshima, My Love) Quotes

No quotes approved yet for Hiroshima Mon Amour (Hiroshima, My Love). Logged in users can submit quotes.

Latest News for Hiroshima Mon Amour (Hiroshima, My Love)

May 4, 2011:
Five Favorite Films with Rutger Hauer
In a busy career tracing back to the late 1960s, Dutch actor Rutger Hauer has carved out a unique...

September 12, 2007:
RTIndie: TIFF Acquisitions Include Controversial, Political Films
This week in RTIndie, we have a roundup of the some key indie acquisitions from the Toronto Film...

What's Hot On RT

Critics Consensus
Critics Consensus

Journey 2 Not Worth the Trip

Luis Guzman
Luis Guzman

What are his 10 best movies ever?

<em>Amazing Spider-Man</em>
Amazing Spider-Man

See the all-new action-packed trailer!

The Avengers!
The Avengers!

Five new Marvelous pictures

Top Movie Quizzes

LEGO Mania: 2011 Best Picture Nominees
by natalie - 18,630 taken
created 12 months ago
How Much Do You Know About Leonardo DiCaprio?
by natalie - 44,599 taken
created 15 months ago
Pixar Movies!
by jdikwlzviv - 27,237 taken
created 15 months ago
The Wizards of Harry Potter
by jdikwlzviv - 27,751 taken
created 15 months ago

Foreign Titles

  • Hiroshima Mon Amour (DE)
  • Hiroshima mon amour (UK)
Help | About | Jobs | Newsletter | Critics Submission | API | Licensing | Blog | Developers | Mobile