Silk

Based on the beloved, best-selling novel by Alessandro Baricco, Silk is the story of Herve Joncour, a 19th Century French silkworm merchant who travels to Japan and begins a clandestine and forbidden romance with a mysterious and sensual woman.






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Release Dates:
@Theaters: September 14, 2007
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Adaptation
Running Time:
Director: Francois Gerard
Writer(s): Alessandro Baricco, François Girard
Producer(s): Domenico Procacci, Niv Fichman, Nadine Luque
Distributor: Picturehouse, New Line International
Tagline: Come back, or I shall die.
MPAA Rating: R for sexuality and nudity.

Movie Casts:

Keira Knightley - Helene Joncour
Michael Pitt - Herve Joncour
Kôji Yakusho
Alfred Molina - Baldabiou
Mark Rendall - Ludovic
Sei Ashina - The Mistress
Leslie Csuth - Loiseau
Marc Fiorini - Chabert
Kanata Hongô
Jun Kunimura - Umon
Gwendoline Meyer - Young Hélène Joncour
Miki Nakatani - Madame Blanche
Callum Keith Rennie - Trader
Kenneth Welsh