In his first feature film, Alain Resnais explores the nature of memory and the pain it leaves behind. A French actress arrives in Hiroshima to shoot a film about peace and meets a Japanese architect, a survivor of the atomic bombing. Their intense love affair collides with memories of war and the guilt that can never fade.
Over the course of two days filled with passion and revelation, a tender and haunting dialogue unfolds about memory, forgetting, and identity.Written by Marguerite Duras, the film was shot entirely on location in Hiroshima, blending documentary realism with poetic expression and becoming a groundbreaking milestone of modern cinema.
