The read
A Balasaur Score of 83 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.8/10, Rotten Tomatoes 96%. Critics rate it 18 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 87% of the 659 1950s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
The deep conversation between a Japanese architect and a French actress forms the basis of this celebrated French film, considered one of the vanguard productions of the French New Wave. Set in Hiroshima after the end of World War II, the couple -- lovers turned friends -- recount, over many hours, previous romances and life experiences. The two intertwine their stories about the past with pondering the devastation wrought by the atomic bomb dropped on the city.
Ratings
Critics rate it 18 points higher than audiences do.
955 audience votes
Key crew
- Alain ResnaisDirector
- Marguerite DurasScreenplay
- Giovanni FuscoOriginal Music Composer
- Georges DelerueOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Emmanuelle RivaElle
- Eiji OkadaLui
- Stella DassasMother
- Pierre BarbaudFather
- Bernard FressonGerman Lover
Stills
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Themes
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