Movie

Memoirs of a Geisha

2005 · 146 min

A lush, sweeping melodrama of beauty and cruelty, where exquisite visuals and quiet longing carry you through a life of hardship and fragile hope.

Tagline: A story like mine has never been told.
Overview: In the years before World War II, a penniless Japanese child is torn from her family to work as a maid in a geisha house.
How it feels: Melancholic, romantic, earnest and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Identity, love, class, betrayal
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
love
class
betrayal
survival
Places: big city
countryside
single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild