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07-02-2006, 20:48
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment have announced the Region 1 DVD release of Memoirs of a Geisha for 28th March 2006 priced at $28.96 SRP. Born from the creative vision of Academy Award®-nominated director Rob Marshall (Chicago) comes this beautiful adaptation of the New York Times best-selling novel by Arthur Golden. Starring Golden Globe®* and SAG** Award nominee Ziyi Zhang (House of Flying Daggers), Ken Wantanabe (The Last Samurai), Michelle Yeoh (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) and Gong Li (2046), the film has been nominated for six Oscars®, including Best Art Direction, Cinematography, Sound Mixing, Sound Editing, Original Score and Costume.
Released as a two-disc set features include:
* Director Rob Marshall and Choreographer John DeLuca Audio Commentary
* Production Audio Commentaries – featuring Colleen Atwood (Costume Design), John Myhre (Production Design), Pietro Scalia (Editor)
* Sayuri’s Other Journey: From the Novel to the Screen – Novelist Arthur Golden and the filmmakers discuss the eight year journey of turning the best-selling book into an award winning film.
* The Road to Japan – The filmmakers travel to Japan to experience the places in Kyoto that are featured in the book and discuss the challenges of shooting in some of Japan’s most sacred locations.
* Geisha Bootcamp – A behind the scenes look at how the actresses learned the art of becoming a geisha
* Building the Hanamachi – Recreating the entire village of old Kyoto in a pasture in Southern California
* The Look of a Geisha – The most famous geishas were considered to be the supermodels of their time. Learn the ancient secrets and modern twists to creating their hair, makeup and wardrobe for the film.
* The Music of Memoirs – John Williams, Yo-Yo Ma and Itzhak Perlman discuss the creative process of composing the Golden Globe ® winning score.
* A Geisha Dance – Follow the entire process of staging the geisha dances, from research through conception, casting sessions, rehearsals, filming and the final version of the movie.
* The World of Geisha – A look at the history of this secret world, from its ancient origins up to the geisha of today
* The Way of the Sumo – Explore the fascinating history of this ancient sport and meet some of today’s Sumo Wrestling champions.
* Rob Marshall – An in-depth look at Director Rob Marshall
* A Day with Chef Nobu Matsuhisa – World renowned Chef Nobu Matsuhisa discusses his role in the film and shares some of his favourite recipes.
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Released as a two-disc set features include:
* Director Rob Marshall and Choreographer John DeLuca Audio Commentary
* Production Audio Commentaries – featuring Colleen Atwood (Costume Design), John Myhre (Production Design), Pietro Scalia (Editor)
* Sayuri’s Other Journey: From the Novel to the Screen – Novelist Arthur Golden and the filmmakers discuss the eight year journey of turning the best-selling book into an award winning film.
* The Road to Japan – The filmmakers travel to Japan to experience the places in Kyoto that are featured in the book and discuss the challenges of shooting in some of Japan’s most sacred locations.
* Geisha Bootcamp – A behind the scenes look at how the actresses learned the art of becoming a geisha
* Building the Hanamachi – Recreating the entire village of old Kyoto in a pasture in Southern California
* The Look of a Geisha – The most famous geishas were considered to be the supermodels of their time. Learn the ancient secrets and modern twists to creating their hair, makeup and wardrobe for the film.
* The Music of Memoirs – John Williams, Yo-Yo Ma and Itzhak Perlman discuss the creative process of composing the Golden Globe ® winning score.
* A Geisha Dance – Follow the entire process of staging the geisha dances, from research through conception, casting sessions, rehearsals, filming and the final version of the movie.
* The World of Geisha – A look at the history of this secret world, from its ancient origins up to the geisha of today
* The Way of the Sumo – Explore the fascinating history of this ancient sport and meet some of today’s Sumo Wrestling champions.
* Rob Marshall – An in-depth look at Director Rob Marshall
* A Day with Chef Nobu Matsuhisa – World renowned Chef Nobu Matsuhisa discusses his role in the film and shares some of his favourite recipes.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b303/TimoRitzen/DVD/memoirsgeishar1artworpic.jpg
bron: dvdtimes.co.uk (http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=60270)