Memoirs of a Geisha

Memoirs of a Geisha
Directed by Rob Marshall
Written by Robin Swicord (screenplay) and Arthur Golden (book)
Produced by John Deluca
Starring: Ziyi Zhang

on preproduction...
Rob Marshall: "...its sort of a documentary, sort of authenthic style...I saw it as a fable. We did an enormous amount of research so we would know from where to depart. And I only felt we needed to depart from the reality of this world in order to serve this story. And it's told through a child's eyes and it was important to really see it that way."

John Deluca: "That was the one blessed freedom Ron gave all of the creative team was that he wanted us to do the research as if we were filming a documentary but then let it go and let our own artistic sense come in."

RM: "That's all we can really do as artists--is your own impression of the world."