My Geisha
by Jack Cardiff
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Actor: Edward G. Robinson, Robert Cummings, Shirley MacLaine, Yoko Tani, Yves MontandDirector: Jack Cardiff
Brand: Paramount
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 1.0; Japanese (Original Language); English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); Portuguese (Subtitled)
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.66:1
Running Time: 119 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-12-12
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Paramount
Movie Reviews of My Geisha
Movie Review: An Under rated delight
Summary: 4 Stars
Watching this glorious DVD version of this film makes one realise what a little gem this film was and how sad that is has been over looked and never seen as one of the principal films in Shirely Maclaine's acting canon until now. Certainly some of the sexist elements of the storyline are dated by today's standards (a woman should never be more important professionally than her husband )but the storyline is fresh and original and Maclaine should definitely been nominated for an oscar for her extraordinary doiuble sided performance.
Like Julie Andrews in "Victor Victoria", you need to suspend disbelief a little, even with the Geisha makeup, one cant imagine how husband Yves Montand doesnt recognise her, but the performances and the charm of the idea and the lush cinematography an d the theatrics of the piece make up a delightful package. Interesting to note that the film was inspired somewhat by Maclaine's relationship with film producer Steve Parker who also produced the film and to whom she was married at the time of the making of it.
Summary of My Geisha
Who's that mysterious Oriental beauty? It's Shirley MacLaine! Meet Lucy Dell (Shirley MacLaine), an enormously popular Hollywood comedienne married to movie-maker Paul Robaix. And meet Yoki Mori (also MacLaine), the recently discovered geisha star of Paul's in-progress film version of Madame Butterfly. Paul doesn't know it yet, but that's no geisha - that's his wife! Yves Montand (as Paul), Edward G. Robinson and Bob Cummings join MacLaine in the romantic comedy My Geisha. Paul is eager to prove he can make a hit film without his wife. Lucy, however, wants to prove she can handle a dramatic role. So she secretly follows Paul to Japan, dons a disguise and gives a topsy-turvy spin to this delightful, gorgeously filmed comedy of mistaken identities.The charming Shirley MacLaine seems to be having a ball as Lucy Dell, a comic actress whose professional pride is wounded when her husband, film director Paul Robaix (Yves Montand), tells her that his next project, an adaptation of Madame Butterfly, is "outside your range." She secretly follows him to Japan, where, masquerading as a geisha named Yoko Mori, she lands the plum part. Further complicating matters is Lucy's costar (a miscast Bob Cummings), who falls in love with Yoko. Edward G. Robinson adds a touch of class as the film's producer who is in on Lucy's secret. My Geisha is part Tootsie and part I Love Lucy, but there is a surprising dark side to this "rollicking comedy romp" (as the film is hyped on the DVD box). Lucy and Paul are both struggling to redefine themselves. She wants to prove she is more than a comedienne, while he wants to prove he can succeed without his popular wife. The scene in which he discovers his leading lady's true identity has an unexpected dramatic punch. The lushly photographed film itself, an Academy Award nominee for Best Costume Design, looks great in this widescreen presentation. --Donald Liebenson
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