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BoxOffice: $0.7M
MPAA Rating
Rated R for sexuality and nudity.
Running Time
1 hour, 52 minutes
Country Canada | France | Italy | UK | Japan
Production Companies
Rhombus Media, Fandango, Bee Vine Pictures, Asmik Ace Entertainment, Astral Media, Canadian Television Fund, Harold Greenberg Fund, The, Medusa Film, Movie Central Network, Movie Network, The (TMN), Odeon Films, Productions Soie, Téléfilm Canada, Vice Versa
Studio Picturehouse
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Other Titles
• Silk (2007)
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Genre: Drama
Tagline: Love knows no borders
Plot: With SILK, director François Gerard (THIRTY TWO SHORT FILMS ABOUT GLENN GOULD, THE RED VIOLIN) brings Alessandro Baricco’s bestselling novel to sumptuous life. Michael Pitt stars as Herve Joncour, a Frenchman who lives in a small town that has hit hard times. A local silkworm magnate (Alfred Molina) stumbles upon a solution for his town’s troubles, and enlists Herve to travel to a hidden corner of Japan in order to smuggle back a boundless supply of rare silkworms. Traveling in disguise so that he won’t be exposed, Herve succeeds in his mission. Upon returning home, he reunites with his beautiful, supportive wife, Helene (Keira Knightley). While Herve and Helene have a loving relationship, their inability to produce a child creates an undercurrent of distance between them. This is compounded when Herve meets a beautiful concubine (Sei Ashina) during one of his subsequent journeys, sparking a passionate encounter that will haunt him for the rest of his life.Gerard’s adaptation of Baricco’s novel spans several continents and many years. The production is aided by the lush imagery of cinematographer Alain Dostie and the haunting score from acclaimed composer Ryuichi Sakamoto (THE LAST EMPEROR). Featuring yet another standout performance from Molina, SILK tells an epic tale of
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François Girard
The Red Violin, Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould, Last Night |
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| François Girard
The Red Violin, Last Night, Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould | |
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| Cast |
Michael Pitt
The Village, Finding Forrester, Murder by Numbers |
 | Keira Knightley
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl |
 | Alfred Molina
Raiders of the Lost Ark, Spider-Man 2, The Da Vinci Code |
 | | Tony Vogel
Omen III: The Final Conflict, The Baby of Mâcon, The Emperor's New Clothes | | Kenneth Welsh
The Day After Tomorrow, The Aviator, The Exorcism of Emily Rose | |
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