Nijuuyojikan no jouji
France / Japan,
1959, 90 min
(Alternative: 86 min)
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Following Night and Fog, his devastating chronicle of the Nazi concentration camps, Resnais was asked to make a film about the atomic bomb, and responded with this moody masterwork, a love story in which a French actress (Emmanuelle Riva) and Japanese architect (Eiji Okada) exorcise their memories of war during a torrid affair amid the ruins of Hiroshima. (Umbrella Entertainment)
(more)Awards
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Academy Awards
- 1961 - Marguerite Duras (Best Original Screenplay)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1961 - United Nations Award
- 1961 - Best Film
- 1961 - Emmanuelle Riva (Best Foreign Actress)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1960 - Best Foreign Language Film
Cannes Film Festival
- 1959 - Alain Resnais (Golden Palm - Official Competition)