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SYNOPSIS: Renowned director Paul Robaix (Yves Montand) doesn't want his actress-wife Lucy Dell (Shirley MacLaine) to star in his latest picture, an adaptation of Madame Butterfly. With the help of producer Sam Lewis (Edward G. Robinson), Lucy devises a scheme to convince her husband that she's right for the part. Complications arise when she lands the lead role, disguised as a geisha girl. Charming little comedy filmed on location in Japan.
ABOUT THE DVD: This is a release by PARAMOUNT for the DUTCH market (Region 2 - PAL format - which is the same as in the UK, so it will play on all standard DVD players in the UK and the rest of Europe - buyers outside of Europe will need a multi-region DVD player in order to view this disc). The descriptive text on the rear of the packaging is in Dutch - The film is presented in COLOUR and in WIDESCREEN format (2.35:1 ratio) and runs for a total of 115 minutes. The AUDIO is the original ENGLISH language (Dolby Digital 5.1) - there are also French, Italian, German and Spanish dubbed audio-tracks on the disc. SUBTITLES on the DVD include English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Swedish.
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By Cat28
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I was so pleased to find that this film had been released on DVD at last. I have always been a fan of Shirley McLaine and in this film she excels herself. She plays the part of Lucy Day, a very successful comedy actress married to Yves Montand, an equally successful film director. However, as the story opens, he is suffering a crisis of confidence, and is wondering if his success is dependent on hers. He decides to fulfill a life time ambition by going to Japan to film a production of Puccini's 'Madame Butterfly' using an all Japanese cast - I won't spoil the story - but he finds that things are not always what they seem to be! It is a film with a 'feel good' factor, and one that I will watch over and over again.
By EAP of B
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arrived on time. Excellent film, I loved Shirley Maclaine in this comedy drama, so sad but funny. Would recommend to anyone. The storyline was brilliant and clever.
By clint
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i remember seeing this film when i was a teenager and loved the way shirley played the two characters. gambit is like a modern take on it but with more sinister objectives.
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My Geisha - great old film
Really enjoyed this old film. Combination of modern day comedy crossing over with the Madame Butterfly story/arias. Some beautiful scenes as it was filmed in Japan. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Carol J. Winning
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An old story, never portrayed better
Paul Robaix (Yves Montand) is a top notch movie maker. The only problem is that every one attributes his success to his actress wife (Shirley MacLaine. Read more
Published on 9 Mar 2007 by bernie
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