The Weekend Included:
Watching Memoires Of A Geisha*; Hitch with yummy mee grob at Kath's; first fantastico Italian class with the Fellini-esque Giacomo; The Amazing Human Body exhibition, cheese plate** at DJs.
* A visually beautiful movie. Stunning to look at. However I was disappointed that many aspects of the book, which I loved, were downplayed, for example the details of the dress, makeup and education of a geisha. And it didn't show the true ending, instead closing with a Hollywood kiss. And what was with the full painted lips, and not the geisha bud of red?
** Pont L'Eveque, how I love thee...
* A visually beautiful movie. Stunning to look at. However I was disappointed that many aspects of the book, which I loved, were downplayed, for example the details of the dress, makeup and education of a geisha. And it didn't show the true ending, instead closing with a Hollywood kiss. And what was with the full painted lips, and not the geisha bud of red?
** Pont L'Eveque, how I love thee...
posted by Julia at 9:52 AM
4 Comments:
I was disappointed with Geisha too- loved the book, but the screen adaptation didn't work out as well as it could have. Visually exquisite though.
Cheese plates make the best dessert.
I haven't seen it yet but didn't it bother you that they employed Chinese actresses to play Japanese parts. I mean common, they are so obviously not Japanese. I think this would distract me way too much from what's going on in the movie.
I've heard Geisha was disappointing, which is so sad b/c the book is one of my top ten reads. And I'm dying to hear more deets about I-talian class. Katie Couric (on the Today Show) was in Rome today, and I'm so jealous.
Sounds like everyone had the same reaction to the film...I think it's hard to translate the story of a book like that into film.
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