Dame's "Memoirs Of A Geisha" mini review.
Dame's "Memoirs Of A Geisha" mini review.
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/15/04
Dame's "Memoirs Of A Geisha" mini review.#0
Posted: 11/15/05 at 11:39am
Last night I had the pleasure of attending a screening of "Memoirs Of A Geisha" followed with a Q & A and meet and greet with the cast and director. The movie is not only beautiful . You will be totally engrossed in this world. Ziyi Zhang should become a huge star after this. I have not read the book so I have no comparisons to make. But the movie on its own is brilliant. Rob Marshall will definitley be a candidate for a best director oscar. Michelle Yeoh who is considered Japans equivalent of Meryl Streep will blow you away. GO.
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/15/04
re: Dame's 'Memoirs Of A Geisha' mini review.#1
Posted: 11/15/05 at 11:40amoops. Meant to put it in off topic.
re: Dame's 'Memoirs Of A Geisha' mini review.#2
Posted: 11/15/05 at 11:41amHow was Gong Li? I love her.
re: Dame's 'Memoirs Of A Geisha' mini review.#3
Posted: 11/15/05 at 11:42amThanks for the heads up. I'm looking forward to seeing this.
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/15/04
re: Dame's 'Memoirs Of A Geisha' mini review.#4
Posted: 11/15/05 at 11:43amShe was exceellent. And also very funny during the Q & A.
re: Dame's 'Memoirs Of A Geisha' mini review.#5
Posted: 11/15/05 at 11:47am
Snaps to you Dame. I've been very impressed with everything I've seen from this film - including the performances of the child actors. I hear the dancing is just excellent.
Just an FYI: Michelle Yeoh is Malaysian.
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/15/04
re: Dame's 'Memoirs Of A Geisha' mini review.#6
Posted: 11/15/05 at 11:55amI thought so. But the moderator last night introduced her as from Japan.
re: Dame's 'Memoirs Of A Geisha' mini review.#7
Posted: 11/15/05 at 11:56amThis book has been one of my favorites since it first came out. I'm glad the movie looks like it lives up to the book's high standard.
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/15/04
re: Dame's 'Memoirs Of A Geisha' mini review.#8
Posted: 11/15/05 at 12:06pmI will be interested in your thoughts.
re: Dame's 'Memoirs Of A Geisha' mini review.#9
Posted: 11/15/05 at 12:14pmI am so looking forward to this! Now, if someone would only film Amy Tan's The Kitchen God's Wife...
re: Dame's 'Memoirs Of A Geisha' mini review.#10
Posted: 11/15/05 at 12:18pm
i can't wait for this 
re: Dame's 'Memoirs Of A Geisha' mini review.#11
Posted: 11/15/05 at 12:21pm
http://www.moviesonline.ca/movienews_6291.html
Here are over 40 photographs, many of them new (well, not to Dame).
How beautiful are those costumes?
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/15/04
re: Dame's 'Memoirs Of A Geisha' mini review.#12
Posted: 11/15/05 at 12:25pmThey were beautiful. And the cinematography is also excellent. But don't assume this is one of those movies that is just pretty to look at. The story and the world in inhabits are spectacular.
re: Dame's 'Memoirs Of A Geisha' mini review.#13
Posted: 11/15/05 at 12:27pmHave read it 7 times and am eagerly awaiting the film.
re: Dame's 'Memoirs Of A Geisha' mini review.#14
Posted: 11/15/05 at 12:28pm
Good point. I read the book and was even more compelled by what was happening to Sayuri, Hatsumomo, Pumpkin, etc. than the detailed descriptions of how the kimonos were put on...
Of course I only read the book once five years ago. This film should be a fresh experience for me.
(edited for grammar, somewhat)
Updated On: 11/15/05 at 12:28 PM
re: Dame's 'Memoirs Of A Geisha' mini review.#15
Posted: 11/15/05 at 12:28pmWow, that's wonderful to hear. Finally the backloaded movie season is starting to yield some good stuff.
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/15/04
re: Dame's 'Memoirs Of A Geisha' mini review.#16
Posted: 11/15/05 at 12:29pmPumpkin was great. She becomes quite the hussy.
re: Dame's 'Memoirs Of A Geisha' mini review.#17
Posted: 11/15/05 at 12:36pmI'm very much looking forward to this, and was particularly heartened by your glowing words on Michelle Yeoh, who I think is truly fabulous (and robbed of an Oscar nomination for Crouching Tiger). I always assumed Gong Li's role (Hatsumomo) would be the "Oscar Bait" role.
re: Dame's 'Memoirs Of A Geisha' mini review.#18
Posted: 11/15/05 at 12:40pm
That's the first real word I've heard on Pumpkin. She seems somewhat marginal in the film (according to other reviews) but was definitely a memorable character in the book. Not that this is a problem. It isn't.
I think if this keeps up with critics playing favorites between Gong Li and Michelle Yeoh for supporting actress, both will get nods.
re: Dame's 'Memoirs Of A Geisha' mini review.#19
Posted: 11/15/05 at 12:43pm
What will be interesting is if an Asian can actually WIN an Oscar this year. We've heard so much press in years past about AMPAS refusal to acknowledge black and latin actors, but we never hear anything about the fact that an Asian actress hasn't won an Oscar since Miyoshi Umeki in 1957 (and I believe she's the only one).
Updated On: 11/15/05 at 12:43 PM
re: Dame's 'Memoirs Of A Geisha' mini review.#20
Posted: 11/15/05 at 12:45pmNM. Updated On: 11/15/05 at 12:45 PM
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re: Dame's 'Memoirs Of A Geisha' mini review.#21
Posted: 11/15/05 at 12:52pmIt will be interesting to see.
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re: Dame's 'Memoirs Of A Geisha' mini review.#22
Posted: 11/15/05 at 2:44pm
This is one of the most compelling, interesting, and educational novels. Still on my top 10 list of favorite contemporary novels (and I read a lot of books!).
I am very much looking forward to the film...glad to hear it's a keeper so far.
re: Dame's 'Memoirs Of A Geisha' mini review.#23
Posted: 11/15/05 at 2:53pmgong li reminds me very much of the young streep and always has. i love her. can't wait to see this!!
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/10/04
re: Dame's 'Memoirs Of A Geisha' mini review.#24
Posted: 11/15/05 at 3:37pm
I was mezmerized by the book, and was thrilled to see a preview, it looks amazing!
I can't wait!
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