Product Description: That's no movie star that's my wife! To win a role in her husband's new film an American actress disguises herself as a geisha girl and tries the hard way to convince her husband-director that she's right for the part. Filmed on location in Japan. Academy Award Nominations: Best (Color) Costume Design.System Requirements:Run Time: 119 minsFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY Rating: NR UPC: 097360611847 Manufacturer No: 061184
Amazon.com: 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
My Geisha movie on DVD A "chic flick" for certain but one any ( mature) chic would enjoy. Another oldie but goodie. Cute plot and well acted.
My Geisha Delivery was prompt and thanks to our Panasonic HD recorder we are able to view NTSC films. As always, the parcel arrived in excellent condition, and the film quality is very good. It is a charming old film - considerably better in dialogue than so many films made in the last few years. Picture sharpness surprised me considering the film was made in 1962.
My Geisha Puccini's lush, compelling, most dramatic, most beautiful opera is highlighted in the lovely film, MY GEISHA.
The plot and actors are overwhelmed by the exquisite music.
Shirley Maclaine, a marvellous actress in her younger days as in this film, portrays Madam Butterfly with such enormous grace, as someone else sings the words of "One Fine Day ..." which she so dramatically mouths.
Only Japan, with assistance from Shirley and her fellow actors, and with Puccini to provide the exquisite musical background, could have thrown up a trite story film like this, which because of the Japanese scenery and Puccini's music, remains a gem!
cute comedy caper MY GEISHA, starring Shirley MacLaine and produced by her then-husband Steve Parker, is a very cute comedy lushly-filmed on location in Japan.
When celebrated movie director Paul Robaix (Yves Montand) decides to do a new version of Puccini's "Madama Butterfly" on location in Japan, his actress wife Lucy Dell (Shirley MacLaine) secretly follows him, dresses in traditional geisha costume and lands the title role! An hilarious comedy of switched identity ensues.
Shirley MacLaine positively glows as Lucy, and looks very beautiful in her geisha disguises (Edith Head deservedly received an Oscar nomination for her colour costume designs). Yves Montand, always a little bit stiff when paired with his American leading ladies, tries his best to conjure up a rapport with MacLaine, but this is very much Shirley's show. Edward G. Robinson and Bob Cummings have fun supporting roles.
Filmed entirely on location in Japan, MY GEISHA was the climax of a fascination with the country for MacLaine and her husband Steve Parker, who lived there for a period. The visuals capture Japan at the height of it's beauty.
The new DVD edition of MY GEISHA is very pleasing. There is some minor image-flicker in certain scenes, but the colours are bold and strong; audio is offered in both 5.1 surround and 2-channel mono.
Overall excellence A love story, fantastic setting, a big star comedy that tugs at all the emotions that make up a marriage, career and dreams/goals - life. A real "feel-good" movie done with a flare.
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