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#1

Dame's "Memoirs Of A Geisha" mini review.

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.
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Updated On: 11/15/05 at 11:39 AM

#4

re: Dame's 'Memoirs Of A Geisha' mini review.

Posted: 11/15/05 at 11:42am

Thanks for the heads up. I'm looking forward to seeing this.
"What a story........ everything but the bloodhounds snappin' at her rear end." -- Birdie [http://margochanning.broadwayworld.com/] "The Devil Be Hittin' Me" -- Whitney
#6

re: Dame's 'Memoirs Of A Geisha' mini review.

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.
#8

re: Dame's 'Memoirs Of A Geisha' mini review.

Posted: 11/15/05 at 11:56am

This 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.
You promised me poems. ~Tricky
#10

re: Dame's 'Memoirs Of A Geisha' mini review.

Posted: 11/15/05 at 12:14pm

I am so looking forward to this! Now, if someone would only film Amy Tan's The Kitchen God's Wife...
"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian
#13

re: Dame's 'Memoirs Of A Geisha' mini review.

Posted: 11/15/05 at 12:25pm

They 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.
HUSSY POWER! ------ HUSSY POWER!
#15

re: Dame's 'Memoirs Of A Geisha' mini review.

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

#18

re: Dame's 'Memoirs Of A Geisha' mini review.

Posted: 11/15/05 at 12:36pm

I'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.
#19

re: Dame's 'Memoirs Of A Geisha' mini review.

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.
#20

re: Dame's 'Memoirs Of A Geisha' mini review.

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

#23

re: Dame's 'Memoirs Of A Geisha' mini review.

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.
#25

re: Dame's 'Memoirs Of A Geisha' mini review.

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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