Memoirs of a Geisha

Arthur Golden's novel by "Geisha Diaries" - a fascinating history of the fate of one of the most celebrated geisha of the twentieth century Nitto Sayyuri - which became the fastest selling book of 2004 in Europe and the U.S.. Little lovely girl from a poor Japanese family sent to a service of the house of geisha. Over the years, beautiful blooms and knows all the mysteries of this profession. The most influential men become captives of the famous geisha named Sayyuri, which reached perfection in his art. But in the heart Sayyuri love lives to, over which her charms have no power. The mystery of his passion, she trusts only the diary pages. Interesting facts about the film: About 8 years ago, Steven Spielberg has acquired the film rights to the novel "Memoirs of a Geisha", and in 1998. announced that he decided to make a film, but being engaged in numerous projects, was not a director, and producer of the movie. Instead, it engaged in formulation of Rob Marshall, who became famous after the movie "Chicago". Soundtrack to the film wrote to the owner of the five Oscar statuettes, a famous composer John Williams. The shooting took place in Los Angeles, as filmmeykery decided that the geisha district in Kyoto, Gion (the place of Arthur Golden's novel), too modern and not suitable for transmission of the atmosphere 20-30th years. Some scenes were filmed at Hakone Japanese Gardens, . in tea cafe, . where the film crew managed to spoil an impressive amount of expensive and rare Japanese handmade carpets.