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Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)

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Reviews Counted:158

Fresh:56

Rotten:102

Average Rating:5.4/10

Consensus: Less nuanced than its source material, Memoirs of a Geisha may be a lavish production, but it still carries the simplistic air of a soap opera.

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Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for mature subject matter and some sexual content

Runtime: 2 hr. 24 min.

Genre: Drama, Romance

Theatrical Release: Dec 16, 2005 Wide

Box Office: $57.0M

Synopsis: In the years before World War II, a Japanese child is torn from her penniless family to work as a maid in a geisha house. Despite a treacherous rival... In the years before World War II, a Japanese child is torn from her penniless family to work as a maid in a geisha house. Despite a treacherous rival who nearly breaks her spirit, the girl blossoms into the legendary geisha Sayuri. Beautiful and accomplished, Sayuri captivates the most powerful men of her day, but is haunted by her secret love for the one man who is out of her reach. [More]

Starring: Ziyi Zhang, Ken Watanabe, Michelle Yeoh, Koji Yakusho

Starring: Ziyi Zhang, Ken Watanabe, Michelle Yeoh, Koji Yakusho, Youki Kudoh, Kaori Momoi, Tsai Chin, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Suzuka Ohgo, Li Gong, Randall Duk Kim, Mako, Kenneth Tsang, Thomas Ikeda, Zoe Weizenbaum, Shizuko Hoshi, Yoki Kudo

Director: Rob Marshall

Director: Rob Marshall
Screenwriter: Robin Swicord , Doug Wright
Producer: Douglas Wick , Lucy Fisher , Ian Bryce , Bonnie Curtis
Studio: Sony Pictures

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Titanic fraudulence

Full Review Source: CinePassion | comment 1 Comment
Aug 30, 2009
Fernando F. Croce
Fernando F. Croce
CinePassion

It's lush, stylish and a feast for the eyes and ears rather than the heart and soul.

Full Review Source: Screenwize | comment Comment
Jul 30, 2009
Simon Weaving
Simon Weaving
Screenwize

The screenplay was lacking, the characters not engaging, the story dragged on and no real insights on being a geisha. Paul Chambers, CNN.

Full Review Source: CNNRadio | comment Comment
Jul 29, 2009
Paul Chambers
Paul Chambers
CNNRadio
N/R

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Full Review Source: Cinema Crazed | comment Comment
Apr 29, 2009
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Cinema Crazed
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Full Review Source: Newsweek | comment Comment
Mar 31, 2008
David Ansen
David Ansen
Newsweek
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N/R

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Jan 15, 2008
Garth Franklin
Garth Franklin
Dark Horizons

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Full Review Source: Big Picture Big Sound | comment Comment
Jul 14, 2007
Joe Lozito
Joe Lozito
Big Picture Big Sound

Director Rob Marshall has a sophomore flop on his hands.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
Apr 26, 2007
Jamie Gillies
Jamie Gillies
Apollo Guide

For all of its inaccuracies and over-the-top mise-en-scène, Memoirs is quite entertaining.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
Mar 1, 2007
David Noh
David Noh
Film Journal International
N/R

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Full Review Source: CBC.ca Arts | comment Comment
Dec 30, 2006
Jason Anderson
Jason Anderson
CBC.ca Arts
N/R

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Full Review Source: Nation | comment Comment
Nov 11, 2006
Stuart Klawans
Stuart Klawans
Nation

full review in Greek

Full Review Source: Movies for the Masses | comment Comment
Oct 3, 2006
Joseph Proimakis
Joseph Proimakis
Movies for the Masses

The overall effect is not so unlike Mameha's description of geisha themselves: a moving work of art.

Full Review Source: Christianity Today | comment Comment
Sep 27, 2006
Camerin Courtney
Camerin Courtney
Christianity Today
N/R

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Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
Jun 24, 2006
Time Out

As authentic as cheeseburger teriyaki.

Full Review Source: Metromix.com | comment Comment
May 4, 2006
Matt Pais
Matt Pais
Metromix.com

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Apr 1, 2006
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Mar 11, 2006
Scott Nash
Scott Nash
Three Movie Buffs

...the film's achievements lie mostly on the surface, rather than underneath it.

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Feb 21, 2006
Todd Jorgenson
Todd Jorgenson
Denton Record Chronicle (TX)

A beautiful-looking film with an ugly little fantasy at its heart.

Full Review Source: Laramie Movie Scope | comment Comment
Feb 13, 2006
Robert Roten
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope

Não é apenas seu falso moralismo que o compromete; como centro de sua narrativa, o longa traz uma historinha de amor artificial carregada de diálogos cafonas e melodramáticos.

Full Review Source: Cinema em Cena | comment Comment
Feb 2, 2006
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena
 
 
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