Jacket description/back: One of the most influential works in the
history of cinema, Alain Renais's Hiroshima Mon Amour gathered
international acclaim upon its release in 1959 and was awarded the
International Critics' Prize at the Cannes Film festival and the New
York Film Critics' Award. Ostensibly the story of a love affair between
a Japanese architect and a French actress visiting Japan to make a film
on peace, Hiroshima Mon Amour is a stunning exploration of the influence
of war on both Japanese and French culture and the conflict between love
and humanity.