Silk (2007)
Synopsis
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.
Release Date: 2007-09-14
Runtime: 107 minutes
Director: François Girard
Budget: $20,000,000 USD
Top 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
- Kenneth Welsh as Mayor Joncour
- Callum Keith Rennie as Schuyler
- Mark Rendall as Ludovic Berbek
- Martha Burns as Mme. Joncour
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