![]() The hibernation that the story withdraws into during the wartime years could so easily have been damaging, but in the event the portrayal of how the post-war influx of American troops corrupted Japan's ancient traditions is just as excellent as the rest of the film. The novel, told in first person perspective, tells the fictional story of a geisha working. This allows the script to remain pleasingly understated, and also means the unlikely nature of the romance can be overlooked. Memoirs of a Geisha is a novel by Arthur Golden, published in 1997. The questions, discussion topics, and suggested reading list that follow are intended to enhance your groups experience of reading Arthur Goldens Memoirs of a Geisha. ![]() Instead, the truly enchanting performance of 12-year old Suzaka Oghu, who plays the young Sayuri for the first half hour, ensures attention is captured within her character's story for the rest of the drama. However, the true merit of the film lies in the fact that its sumptuous style does not outweigh substance, something particularly thankful given that such an imbalance was so unfortunately true of House of Flying Daggers, the last major release to star Ziyi Zhang. ![]() Lavish cinematography means 'Memoirs of a Geisha' is never anything less than visually beautiful, and it's hard to think of how any other movie could beat it to an Oscar in this department come March next year. ![]()
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