Silk
2007, Film, 107 min, Drama, Romance, English, United Kingdom, MoviePedia score 60
Come Back, or I Shall Die...
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.
Directed by François Girard
Cast
- Michael Pitt as Hervé Joncour
- Keira Knightley as Hélène Joncour
- Kōji Yakusho as Hara Jubei
- Sei Ashina as The Girl
- Tony Vogel as Café Verdun Man #1
- Toni Bertorelli as Verdun
- Kenneth Welsh as Mayor Joncour
- Martha Burns as Mme. Joncour
- Alfred Molina as Baldabiou
- Michael Golding as Clerk
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