Literature and film week 13

The Lover

Summary:It is French Colonial Vietnam in 1929. A young French girl from a family that is having some monetary difficulties is returning to boarding school. She is alone on public transportation when she catches the eye of a wealthy Chinese businessman. He offers her a ride into town in the back of his chauffeured sedan, and sparks fly. Can the torrid affair that ensues between them overcome the class restrictions and social mores of that time? Based on the semi-autobiographical novel by Marguerite Duras.

Director:

 Jean-Jacques Annaud

Writers:

 Marguerite Duras (based on the novel), Gérard Brach(adaptation)

Stars:

 Jane March, Tony Ka Fai Leung, Frédérique Meininger 

Hiroshima Mon Armour

Summary:A French woman and a Japanese man have an affair while she is in Japan making a film about peace and the impact of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, The man, an architect, lost his family in the bombing. She recalls her lover during the war, a 23 year-old German soldier who later died. Despite the time they spend together, her attachment appears minimal and they go forward into the future.

Director:

 Alain Resnais

Writer:

 Marguerite Duras

Stars:

 Emmanuelle Riva, Eiji Okada, Stella Dassas