Hiroshima mon amour Excerpt 1: The “prologue”—SHE and HE in bed; the hospital; the museum (4’14”).

Excerpt 1

 Questions

1. Describe the first shots of the “prologue” (size, transitions), before the beginning of the dialogue.
2. What themes are introduced by the voice-over commentary in this excerpt?
3.

What type of camera movement is most prominent in the shots in the hospital? What does this movement represent?

4. Discuss the music which accompanies the museum visit. How is it ironical?
5.

Describe the camera movements in the museum (and the size of the shots). Again, what is represented here?