Silk
– Based on the best-selling novel by Alessandro Baricco, this visually stunning film tells the story o..
Based on the best-selling novel by Alessandro Baricco, this visually stunning film tells the story of a French trader who finds unexpected love far away from home.
21 Sep 2007
English, Japanese, Latin
Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.
François Girard
Alessandro Baricco (novel), François Girard (screenplay), Michael Golding (screenplay)
Sei Ashina, Michael Pitt, Tony Vogel, Toni Bertorelli
A married silkworm smuggler, Herve Joncour, in 19th Century France who travels to Japan to collect his clandestine cargo. While there he spots a beautiful Japanese woman, the concubine of a local baron, with whom he becomes obsessed. Without speaking the same language, they communicate through letters until war intervenes. Their unrequited love persists however, and Herve's wife Helene begins to suspect.
7 wins & 5 nominations.
$1,100,000
Picturehouse