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LynneSin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-11-05 01:24 PM
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Woohoo!!!! "Memoirs of a Geisha" trailer is finally out
http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/memoirsofageisha/

I'm so excited about this movie but also extremely nervous they'll totally screw up the most amazingly beautiful book ever!!! (They totally shreaded another favorite of mine - "Cider House Rules")

So far the trailer looks amazing and the snippets that I've heard relate back to stuff found in the book.

:bounce:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0397535/

I so can't wait for this movie to come out!!
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philosophie_en_rose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-11-05 01:35 PM
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1. A great cast.
I can't wait to see Gong Li as Hatsumomo.
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LynneSin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-11-05 01:38 PM
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2. What's amusing is the story is based in Japan but the 3 leading ladies....
are from China (Ziyi Zhang & Gong Li) and Malaysia (Michelle Yeoh)
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LostinVA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-11-05 03:31 PM
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10. I know! And Japanese and Chinese people do not look
Alike. I grew up with scads of Japanese-Americans, and now work around alot of Chinese, Taiwanese, etc.... nothing alike.
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MrScorpio Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-11-05 06:59 PM
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13. But at least in Kill Bill
They had the background story that she was half Chinese-American and half Japanese

Good looking out for them
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spinbaby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-11-05 07:38 PM
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19. Really?
How do the Japanese and Chinese look different?
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philosophie_en_rose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-11-05 07:40 PM
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20. How do Swedish and Italian people look different?
:eyes:
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spinbaby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-11-05 07:45 PM
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21. Depends
I've met many blonde Italians. Seriously, I've never noticed a physical difference between the Chinese and the Japanese--when I'm in Japan, I can't pick out Chinese unless I hear them speak.
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NewJeffCT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-11-05 08:00 PM
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22. the eyes are often different
Though, there are exceptions, Chinese eyes are usually rounder, while Japanese are usually slimmer/narrower.

That's certainly not 100%, but I can usually tell between Chinese, Japanese & Vietnamese, though I sometimes have trouble with Korean vs Japanese.
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spinbaby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-11-05 08:05 PM
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24. I swear I've never noticed
Now I'm going to have to pay attention to the eyes. The language is usually what jumps out at me--Chinese sounds very distinctive.
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Mayberry Machiavelli Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-11-05 08:19 PM
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27. Korean actually for me is one of the easiest ones to tell from everyone
else.

It's much more common for Koreans, especially men, to have a square chin and jaw compared with any other Asian nationality. Also prominent cheekbones. This may well have to do with proximity to Russia and crossing of bloodlines. An excellent example is Daniel Dae Kim from "Lost", he's one you'd peg as Korean from a mile away even if you didn't know his name:



Women often have some of these features as well especially the high cheekbones, whereas a "typical" Chinese woman's face is often more round in shape.

There are of course always exceptions.
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NewJeffCT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-11-05 08:41 PM
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28. well, my wife is Chinese
and she has very high cheekbones...
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Mayberry Machiavelli Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-11-05 08:42 PM
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29. As I said there are always exceptions
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Mayberry Machiavelli Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-11-05 08:10 PM
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25. There is a continuum though. People at certain ends of the spectrum
look alike.

For instance people from certain southern/coastal parts of China look just like people from Vietnam or other parts of Southeast Asia, small, dark complexioned. Some Chinese people look not dissimilar to Japanese.

So a lot of times you can "tell" by looking at someone. But not always.

My understanding is that in Japan the film has been received well and the Chinese actresses have not been an issue, but I can't verify.
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philosophie_en_rose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-11-05 05:47 PM
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11. I know!
This happens a lot. Like Lucy Lui in Kill Bill. I find it hard to believe that there are zero Japanese actresses available. (Although I'm a big fan of Gong Li).
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NewJeffCT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-11-05 07:13 PM
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16. Zhang Ziyi...
She had a few English lines in 'Rush Hour 2', but really hasn't spoken it extensively in a movie before that I know of?

Come to think of it, I don't think Gong Li has done much in English, either.
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philosophie_en_rose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-11-05 07:38 PM
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18. Nope. I think she was in Joy Luck Club in a small part.
No English. Zhang Ziyi was in House of Flying Daggers.

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NewJeffCT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-11-05 08:02 PM
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23. and, she had a supporting role in "Hero"
The Road Home was a good movie and had her in a starring role.

The literal title translation of "House of Flying Daggers" is something like "10 Sided Ambush" - quite a bit different than House of Flying Daggers.
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NewJeffCT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-11-05 07:04 PM
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15. is that as big a deal in Japan?
I know if it was a Chinese story & starred 3 Japanese actresses in the main roles, the Chinese would not be happy... to put it mildly. I sometimes tease my wife that the Chinese Emperor in the Disney movie "Mulan" is voiced by Japanese actor Pat Morita. (we watch Mulan all the time because my 2 1/2 year old daughter loves it!)
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Lydia Leftcoast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-11-05 08:53 PM
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31. I suppose it's payback for the fact that the lead actors in
Flower Drum Song (1961 movie of Broadway musical about Chinatown) were Miyoshi Umeki, Jack Soo (real name Suzuki), Reiko Sato, and James Shigeta, the first a Japanese and the other three Japanese-Americans. Other cast members included Juanita Hall (African-American), Patrick Adiarte (Filipino-American), and Nancy Kwan (half-Chinese, half-English). ;-)
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Texasgal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-11-05 01:40 PM
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3. You didn't like the cider house rules?
I read the book too, but I thought the movie was great!
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Taverner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-11-05 01:41 PM
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4. Yeah I liked the movie - and I loved the book
Best John Irving Adaptation ever!
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LynneSin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-11-05 02:03 PM
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5. Sorry no - they turned Candy & Homer's relationship into something cheap
I thought Charlize Theron was poorly cast as Candy and somehow the movie turned into Cheap Sex between them instead of this longing & guilt & sadness that was written into the book.
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Texasgal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-11-05 02:11 PM
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7. Ahhhh...
I see, I guess I really didn't see it that way. I eally enjoyed the movie which is rare, because I normally enjoy the books so much more!
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LynneSin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-11-05 02:06 PM
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6. Sorry no - they turned Candy & Homer's relationship into something cheap
I thought Charlize Theron was poorly cast as Candy and somehow the movie turned into Cheap Sex between them instead of this longing & guilt & sadness that was written into the book.
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AlCzervik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-11-05 02:26 PM
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8. I loved that book and now i can't wait to see the movie!!
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deadparrot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-11-05 03:01 PM
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9. Thanks for this!
I loved the book. :D
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nytemare Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-11-05 06:57 PM
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12. Ahhh, some of the cast of Crouching Tiger reunited.
Michelle Yeoh and Zhang Ziyi kick ass.
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NYdemocrat089 Donating Member (614 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-11-05 07:04 PM
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14. I saw that trailer last night.
It looks like a really good movie.
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diplomats Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-11-05 07:37 PM
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17. I never finished the book because
it was so depressing. I pitied the little girl because her life was so sad. I don't know if the movie would be any better or not.
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KitchenWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-11-05 08:10 PM
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26. I saw the trailer about a week ago
It looks like a great film. I have not read the book, and will wait until after I see the film.
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bliss_eternal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-11-05 08:50 PM
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30. How was the trailer?
I just saw the film poster for it, when we went to the theater last week. Dh reminded me, I still needed to read the book. LOL!

I hope they don't destroy what I've heard was a wonderful book.

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bliss_eternal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-11-05 11:17 PM
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32. Actually you said the trailer looks amazing...
sorry about that.

Hope it's as good as it looks. I hope I see the trailer next time I go to the movies. Thanks for letting us know about the film.

:)
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