Oscar-nominated director Marshall ( Chicago) prepared for the project by reading the novel and setting off on a research trip to Japan with key members of his production team. Released by Columbia Pictures, the film was produced by Lucy Fisher, Douglas Wick ( Gladiator) and Steven Spielberg, who was originally slated to direct but stepped aside when he couldn’t fit the film into his demanding schedule. Could any filmmaker capture the cultural nuances, the rich emotional lives and subtle conflicts so elegantly depicted in the novel? Moviegoers will find out on December 9 when director Rob Marshall’s vision of Memoirs opens in theaters nationwide. First published in 1997, this dazzling first-person account of a geisha’s life is filled with beautifully detailed descriptions of intricate Japanese rituals and traditions. Adapting any book for the screen is a tricky process, but surely no material has presented a greater challenge than Arthur Golden’s brilliant debut novel, Memoirs of a Geisha.
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