A Pale View of Hills (2025)
3.5 of 5 from 47 ratings
2h 3min
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- Synopsis:
"A Pale View of Hills" delves into the fragmented memories of Etsuko (Suzu Hirose), a Japanese widow who experienced the atomic bomb in Nagasaki and later moved to England after the war. She lives alone in her suburban home, a place full of memories after the loss of her husband and eldest daughter. Her daughter, Niki (Camilla Aiko), has distanced herself from Etsuko since the death of her half-sister. Niki, now a writer who dropped out of university to pursue her career, returns to the family home to work on her manuscript. As they spend time together, Etsuko begins to open up about a recurring "dream" she has been having - a vivid memory from her past in Nagasaki, involving a woman and her young daughter whom she encountered long ago. Niki, unaware of her mother's past, is gradually drawn into the fragments of Etsuko's history that have remained hidden for so long. - Actors:
- Suzu Hirose, Fumi Nikaidô, Yô Yoshida, Camilla Aiko, Kôhei Matsushita, Tomokazu Miura, Romain Danna, Lynette Edwards, Rie Shibata, Daichi Watanabe, Ruby Young
- Directors:
- Kei Ishikawa
- Producers:
- Naomi Despres, Miyuki Fukuma, Marta Gmosinska, Benjamin Greenacre, Hiroshi Hayakawa, Hiroyuki Ishiguro, Kazuo Ishiguro, Elizabeth Karlsen, Michèle Marshall, Yasuyuki Niino, Mariusz Wlodarski
- Writers:
- Kazuo Ishiguro, Kei Ishikawa
- Aka:
- 群山淡景
- Genres:
- Drama
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Reviews (1) of A Pale View of Hills
A Pale Imitation - A Pale View of Hills review by griggs
Ishiguro’s debut novel gets its adaptation, and it mostly drifted — scenes floated by in a haze, building atmosphere without ever building much momentum.
The ending was where it really lost me. The film mistook vagueness for depth, circling a revelation that never properly landed. What should have hit like a gut punch arrived with all the force of a shrug.
The view was pale, alright.
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