Chiyo (Suzuka) is a child who lives along with parents (Mako) a miserable life in a impoverished fishing village. She is sold to a Geisha house (Tsai Chin) in Kyoto suffering misfortunes, odds, brutal treatment and humiliations , especially by the principal Geisha, Hatsumomo (Gong Li). Once grown up (Zhang Ziyi) she is saved by her rival Mameha (Michelle Yeoh) . She'll work in laborious activities until achieve being the Japan's most celebrated Geisha confronting the jealous contender (Gong Li).
From the starting point are described emotions , records and infancy images ; continuing her adult epoch and success as a Geisha until the second world war and after time in that protagonist attempt to go on the ancient way-of-life , thus problems are always cropping up , depeloping conflicts between tradition and modernism . The picture is plenty of inventive and stimulating images and develops a complex human drama , a love story and being pretty moving. The film is a nice rendition of a famed bestseller written by Arthur Golden and lavishly produced by Steven Spielberg and Douglas Wick. It's colorfully and stunningly photographed by Dion Beebe . Brilliant and luxurious costume design was realized by Collem Atwood , besides wonderful Japanese houses and gardens with lush production design. Evocative and atmospheric music with oriental sounds by master composer John Williams who in that year (2004) made four excellent musical scores : War of the words ,Star Wars, Munich and this movie . The motion picture was rightly directed by Rob Marshall. Well worth watching for the cinematography and gowns. Rating : Above average.
From the starting point are described emotions , records and infancy images ; continuing her adult epoch and success as a Geisha until the second world war and after time in that protagonist attempt to go on the ancient way-of-life , thus problems are always cropping up , depeloping conflicts between tradition and modernism . The picture is plenty of inventive and stimulating images and develops a complex human drama , a love story and being pretty moving. The film is a nice rendition of a famed bestseller written by Arthur Golden and lavishly produced by Steven Spielberg and Douglas Wick. It's colorfully and stunningly photographed by Dion Beebe . Brilliant and luxurious costume design was realized by Collem Atwood , besides wonderful Japanese houses and gardens with lush production design. Evocative and atmospheric music with oriental sounds by master composer John Williams who in that year (2004) made four excellent musical scores : War of the words ,Star Wars, Munich and this movie . The motion picture was rightly directed by Rob Marshall. Well worth watching for the cinematography and gowns. Rating : Above average.