Silk

– Based on the best-selling novel by Alessandro Baricco, this visually stunning film tells the story o..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
5.90 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 47 Minutes
Release Year:
2007
Silk (2007)

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.

Silk (2007) - Trailer

Release Date:

21 Sep 2007

Language:

English, Japanese, Latin

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

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.

Director:

François Girard

Writer:

Alessandro Baricco (novel), François Girard (screenplay), Michael Golding (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Sei Ashina, Michael Pitt, Tony Vogel, Toni Bertorelli

Plot:

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.

Awards:

7 wins & 5 nominations.

Gross profit:

$1,100,000

Production:

Picturehouse

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
5.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
7%
Metacritic:
39%