Memories of a geisha

Mémoires of a geisha ( Memoirs off has Geisha ) is an American film carried out by Rob Marshall, left in 2005.

Synopsis

Comments

true Geisha is able to stop a man of only one glance .

Chiyo, removed brutally in company of his/her big sister of a hypothetical family cocoon, lets evaporate its need to escape. Its directions wake up, the desire to discover this new world seizes this curious spirit in full change. Increasingly fascinated by the universe of these women, she wishes to become one as of theirs by being essential the long course which imposes a severe study.

The comparison with the Sumo toris is not outrageous. Except a different esthetism, to become Geisha is a combat. To triumph, it is necessary to fight bitterly by the control of the internal competitions between women determined nothing to release, the whole, with the image of viperine Hatsumomo.

Chiyo must accept the punishments and extravagances of the environment without stumbling.

Outside, to like it the men are essential who are here avid financial traders of chastities to be consumed. The body and the spirit are constrained to perfection. The least error is fatal. To exploit immediately by the adversity, it destroys claiming it concerned.

The marvellous meeting on the bridge with the president illuminates the adolescent face of Chiyo; decided to re-examine costs that this sudden providence costs human face, it climbs all the levels leading to the definition of Geisha, indifferent beauty built in the pain and the tender being used as folding screen with a secret concept: a heart in love.

This calculated coldness is average to only offer an independence by with dimensions inaccessible which fascine men.

This stratagem makes it possible Chiyo clandestinely to progress towards the only human contact of a few minutes which filled with wonder its face at young girl by a soft caress and a voluptuous ice with cherry.

The training of Geisha is carried out on bottom of ballets of ranges and stimulative words of formative severe but honest.

The final examination of Chiyo in front of men jellyfishes devotes a courageous beautiful young girl who finds the force to assert herself by the grace in a realistic world.

Chiyo becomes Sayuri, Geisha uncontested with the vague and dubious glance, but in the middle pure given.

This advance shows a blossoming, that of Chiyo teenager timorous, unspecified, dependant on all, in Sayuri become a remarkably beautiful, main woman of its destiny, by the contour of a succeeded movement, dedication of a long work.

The final reward will not be concealed in front of if good example of determination.

Data sheet

Distribution

  • Zhang Ziyi : Chiyo then Sayuri
  • Suzuka Ohgo: the young person Chiyo
  • Gong Li: Hatsumomo, the rival
  • Michelle Yeoh: Mameha, the protective geisha
  • Ken Watanabe: the President
  • Kôji Yakusho: Nobu, the associate of the President
  • Kaori Momoi: O-Kami
  • Youki Kudoh : O-Kabo or Pumpkin, the sister of Hatsumomo
  • Kenneth Tsang: the general chang
  • Paul Adelstein: the lieutenant Hutchins
  • Togo Igawa: Tanaka
  • Mako : Sakamoto
  • Samantha Futerman : Satsu, the sister of Chiyo
  • Elizabeth Sung: the woman of Sakamoto
  • Thomas Ikeda: Mr. Bekku
  • Randall Duk Kim: Doctor Crabe

Around film

  • turning was held from September 29th, 2004 to January 31st, 2005 in California, except for some rare turned scenes with Kyōto even.
  • a polemic was born in Asia in connection with this film where Chinese actresses hold the roles of geishas Japan eases.

Distinctions

  • Oscar of the best artistic director (John Myhre and Gretchen Rau), better photography and better costumes, like nomination with the Oscar of the best music, better sound (Kevin O' Connell, Greg P. Russell, Rick Kline and John Pritchett) and better mixing its (Wylie Stateman) in 2006.
  • Price of the best film music, better photography and better costumes, like nomination at the price of the best actress (Zhang Ziyi), better hairstyles and make-up (Noriko Watanabe, Kate Biscoe, Lyndell Quiyou and Kelvin R. Trahan) and better decorations, at the time of BAFTA Awards 2006.
  • Golden Globe of the best film original soundtrack and nomination with the Golden Globe of the best actress for Zhang Ziyi in 2006.

External bonds

  • Memories of a geisha on Internet Movie Database
  • the official site of Sony, in English
  • Michelle Yeoh Web Theater: Memories of a geisha

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