Hiroshima Mon Amour poster

Movie · 1959

Hiroshima Mon Amour

“From the measureless depths of a woman's emotions...”

Released 10 June 1959 92 min Drama / History / Romance More from 1959 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗

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.

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How old were they?

Oldest first
Pierre Barbaud
as Father
47
Eiji Okada
as Lui
38
Emmanuelle Riva
as Elle
32
Bernard Fresson
as German Lover
28
Stella Dassas
as Mother
Unknown
FR·02

The numbers

Computed from the cast above
19years between the oldest and youngest billed
47Pierre Barbaud — oldest on the call sheet
28Bernard Fresson — youngest billed
36average age of the credited cast
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