Silk

Drama 2007 1 hr 48 min

Based on the best-selling novel by Alessandro Baricco, Silk is a visually stunning epic spanning two continents. Hervé Joncour's (Michael Pitt) devotion to his beautiful bride (Keira Knightley) is tested by increasingly, dangerous trade missions in search of silkworms for his towns survival. From his journeys to Japan, Hervé brings great wealth for his village, but with each return to the Far East he becomes torn by the temptation of a local warlords sensuous concubine and his love for Hèléne.

Drama 2007 1 hr 48 min

R

Starring Keira Knightley, Michael Pitt, Koji Yakusho

Director François Girard

Silk

Keira Knightley

Helene Joncour
Michael Pitt

Herve Joncour
Koji Yakusho

Hara Jubei
Alfred Molina

Baldabiou
Miki Nakatani

Madame Blanche

About

Silk

DRAMA

Based on the best-selling novel by Alessandro Baricco, Silk is a visually stunning epic spanning two continents. Hervé Joncour's (Michael Pitt) devotion to his beautiful bride (Keira Knightley) is tested by increasingly, dangerous trade missions in search of silkworms for his towns survival. From his journeys to Japan, Hervé brings great wealth for his village, but with each return to the Far East he becomes torn by the temptation of a local warlords sensuous concubine and his love for Hèléne.

Dull period drama goes for sensuality over story.

Average 3.8
Reviews 56
Fresh 4
Rotten 52

Information

Studio: New Line
Released: 2007
Run Time: 1 hr 48 min
Rated: R for sexuality and nudity.
Regions of Origin: United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Italy, Japan

Languages

Original Audio: English, English (Canada)
Audio: English (United States) (AAC)
Subtitles: English (United States) (CC), Russian

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.