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5.8French silkworm trader Hervé is married to the beautiful Hélène. When an outbreak of disease ravages European silkworms, Hervé must travel to Japan to retrieve healthy eggs. After a long journey, Hervé finally arrives at a village where he can buy them. He becomes infatuated with a young concubine and goes to great lengths to see her again. But, when war breaks out in Japan, the concubine flees, forcing Hervé to return home to his wife.
Released: 2007-09-14107 minDir: François GirardDrama, RomanceBudget: $20.0M
Cast
- Keira Knightley as Hélène Joncour
- Michael Pitt as Hervé Joncour
- Alfred Molina as Baldabiou
- Koji Yakusho as Hara Jubei
- Sei Ashina as The Girl
- Miki Nakatani as Madame Blanche
Themes
- japan
- based on novel or book
- silk
- 19th century
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Ratings
IMDb
5.8/10
11,831 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
7%
Metacritic
39/100
- Year
- 2007
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 7 wins & 5 nominations
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 110
- FilmAffinity ID
- 523220
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- publication date
- 2007-09-11
- title
- Silk
- review score
- 39/100
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Categories
2007 Canadian films2007 English-language films2007 films2007 Italian films2007 Japanese filmsBoshin War filmsCanadian drama filmsEnglish-language Canadian filmsEnglish-language drama filmsEnglish-language Japanese filmsFandango (Italian company) filmsFilms about interracial romanceFilms based on Italian novelsFilms based on works by Alessandro BariccoFilms directed by François GirardFilms scored by Ryuichi SakamotoFilms set in JapanFilms set in the Victorian eraFilms shot in JapanIMDb ID (Cite Mojo) different from WikidataItalian drama filmsJapanese drama filmsJapan in non-Japanese culturePicturehouse films