Archined Classic: Hiroshima mon amour
For this edition of AFFR, the choice was made for Hiroshima mon amour (1959) by Alain Resnais, a compelling meditation on trauma and memory in the aftermath of a devastating event.
Trauma, memory and reconstruction in Hiroshima mon amour
In Alain Resnais's film Hiroshima mon amour (1959), the relationship between trauma, place, and reconstruction takes center stage. Can a city recover from a catastrophe? The film is set in Hiroshima, a city that was quickly rebuilt after a devastating event. Alain Resnais combines a love story with the scars of war. A French actress and a Japanese architect spend a night together. Their conversations reveal how they deal with the past in different ways. The architect has chosen to stay in his city and help with the reconstruction. The actress carries an unresolved trauma from wartime in France. She cannot return to the place that changed her life forever and face the confrontation.
Resilience and memory
The meeting between the actress and the architect takes place in a city that symbolizes resilience. Here, reconstruction is inextricably linked to memories. The film clearly shows how wars can devastate cities. Hiroshima mon amour raises the question of whether reconstruction can take feelings of loss and memory into account.
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October 2026
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| Datum | Tijd | Locatie | Ticketlink | CalendarLink |
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| Fri 9 Oct | 21:00 | LantarenVenster | Buy tickets | |
Friday 9 October
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