Cinephiles who have a knack for films being adapted from literary classics have something to rejoice now. Kazuo Ishiguro’s amazing novel ‘A Pale View Of Hills’ is having a movie adaptation soon.
The Nobel prize winning author’s stories are popular world-wide and he has managed to bridge the various differences of race and culture through his imaginative narratives. ‘A Pale View Of Hills’ will be a joint production of Japan and UK under the banners of Bunbuku and Number 9 Films.
Ishiguro’s other novels like ‘Never Let Me Go’ and ‘Remains Of The Day’ have previously been adapted into big screens and this time it is the author’s debut novel. The novel tells the story of a Japanese woman named Etsuko who is living alone in England. While she us trying to cope with the suicide of het daughter she recalls her days in Nagasaki when she and her friends were trying to rebuild their lives after the World War 2.
The cast has not been revealed yet but it will surely have some wonderful actors in the lead. The movie will be directed by Kei Ishikawa. Kazuo Ishiguro has said, “I’m a great admirer of Ishikawa-san’s previous movie, A Man, and I’ve been very excited from the first day he expressed his wish to adapt my novel, A Pale View of Hills. He has a masterly command over the language of cinema and draws superbly nuanced performances from his actors.” Hopefully the expectations of the fans will be met.
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