Silk

Overview

French 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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 14, 2007

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English, Japanese, Latin

Countries

Canada, France, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom

Production

Rhombus Media,Fandango,Bee Vine Pictures,Vice Versa Films

Cast

Keira Knightley,Michael Pitt,Alfred Molina,Koji Yakusho,Sei Ashina,Miki Nakatani,Kenneth Welsh,Callum Keith Rennie,Mark Rendall,Martha Burnsand 28 more

Director

François Girard

Writer

François Girard,Michael Golding,Alessandro Baricco

Producer

Jonathan Debin,Nadine Luque,Tatsumi Yoda,Yasushi Shiina,Akira Ishii,Camela Galano,Patrice Theroux,Niv Fichman,Domenico Procacci,Sonoko Sakai

Cinematography

Alain Dostie

Music

Ryuichi Sakamoto

Budget

$20,000,000

Revenue

Not recorded

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