Tuesday, April 8, 6:00 p.m. | Excluded from the official selection at the 1959 Cannes film festival because of concern that its sensitive subject matter about nuclear bombs might upset the US government, HIROSHIMA, MON AMOUR is told in a series of flashbacks, documenting intensely personal conversations between a French actress and a Japanese architect. The actress recounts the aftermath of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, the architect is from a family who died in the explosion.

Awards & Nominations

Winner - Best Foreign Language film, New York Film Critics Circle

Shadows of War Lecture Series:  This series will examine the impact of war on the human psyche and feature films that tell stories of divided families, friends and lovers, human resilience and solidarity when confronting oppression, resistance to occupation, and ultimately unity in the face of tragedy. Presented in collaboration with the School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s Art History, Theory, and Criticism department. Lecturer: Nora Annesley Taylor, Alsdorf Professor of South and Southeast Asian Art. Synopses by Annesley Taylor. Read more

The Film Center is ADA accessible. This presentation will be projected without open captions. The theater is hearing-loop equipped. For accessibility requests, please email filmcenter@saic.edu