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Hiroshima Mon Amour 1959

Him: Are you lying or telling the truth?
Her: I'm lying... and I'm telling the truth.

Hiroshima, mon amour is a film made to be remade. If I'd normally say I don't like this kind of film but have never seen a film like this before, does that mean I like it? No, because the heavy handed directing and melodramatic dialog erode every level of a very rich plot.

The real tragedy of Hiroshima, mon amour is that it oversimplifies a complex woman, and so what could be a beautiful character analysis ends up as character assassination.

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