French actress revisits Hiroshima after 50 yrs

French actress revisits Hiroshima after 50 yrs

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Emmanuelle Riva, the French actress who starred in the film ''Hiroshima Mon Amour'' that was shot while Hiroshima was still struggling following the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing, is greeted at a movie theater in Hiroshima on Dec. 5 on revisiting the city after a period of 50 years. The visit by the 81-year-old Riva was timed to coincide with an exhibition of photos she took during the shooting of the film in Hiroshima in September 1958.

Adua And Company - film (1960)

Adua And Company - film (1960)

Emmanuelle Riva Characters: Marilina Film: Adua And Company (1965) Director: Antonio Pietrangeli 07 April 1960 Date: 07-Apr-60

Hiroshima Mon Amour film (1959)

Hiroshima Mon Amour film (1959)

Eiji Okada & Emmanuelle Riva Characters: Lui & Elle Film: Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959) Director: Alain Resnais 10 June 1959 Date: 10-Jun-59

Hiroshima Mon Amour film (1959)

Hiroshima Mon Amour film (1959)

Eiji Okada & Emmanuelle Riva Characters: Lui & Elle Film: Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959) Director: Alain Resnais 10 June 1959 Date: 10-Jun-59

HIROSHIMA MON AMOUR

HIROSHIMA MON AMOUR

HIROSHIMA MON AMOUR EIJI OKADA, EMMANUELLE RIVA Date: 1959

HIROSHIMA MON AMOUR

HIROSHIMA MON AMOUR

HIROSHIMA MON AMOUR EIJI OKADA, EMMANUELLE RIVA Date: 1959

HIROSHIMA MON AMOUR

HIROSHIMA MON AMOUR

HIROSHIMA MON AMOUR EIJI OKADA, EMMANUELLE RIVA Date: 1959

HIROSHIMA MON AMOUR

HIROSHIMA MON AMOUR

HIROSHIMA MON AMOUR EIJI OKADA, EMMANUELLE RIVA Date: 1959

HIROSHIMA MON AMOUR

HIROSHIMA MON AMOUR

HIROSHIMA MON AMOUR EIJI OKADA, EMMANUELLE RIVA Date: 1959

French actress revisits Hiroshima after 50 yrs

French actress revisits Hiroshima after 50 yrs

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Emmanuelle Riva, the French actress who starred in the film ''Hiroshima Mon Amour'' that was shot while Hiroshima was still struggling following the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing, is greeted at a movie theater in Hiroshima on Dec. 5 on revisiting the city after a period of 50 years. The visit by the 81-year-old Riva was timed to coincide with an exhibition of photos she took during the shooting of the film in Hiroshima in September 1958. (Kyodo)