Silk (2007)
Silk (2007)
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Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
Keira Knightley
Hélène Joncour
Michael Pitt
Hervé Joncour
Alfred Molina
Baldabiou
Koji Yakusho
Hara Jubei
Sei Ashina
The Girl
Miki Nakatani
Madame Blanche
Kenneth Welsh
Mayor Joncour
Callum Keith Rennie
Schuyler
Mark Rendall
Ludovic Berbek
Martha Burns
Mme. Joncour
Naoko Watanabe
Japanese Girl
Tony Vogel
Café Verdun Man #1
Hiroya Morita
Japanese Elder #1
Hiroshi Ohguchi
Japanese Elder #2
Toru Tezuka
Japanese Guide
Akinori Ando
Ronin
Jun Kunimura
Umon
Kanata Hongo
Japanese Boy
Yuya Takagawa
Japanese Trader #1
Tarō Suwa
Japanese Trader #2
Dimitri Carella
2-Year-Old Ludovic
Dominick Carella
2-Year-Old Ludovic
Joel Adams
4-Year-Old Ludovic
Nicola Tovaglione
10-Year-Old Ludovic
Chiara Stampone
Béatrice Berbek
Toni Bertorelli
Verdun
Carlo Cecchi
Priest
Marc Fiorini
M. Chabert
Leslie Csuth
M. Loiseau
Nana Nagao
Geisha 1
Katy Louise Saunders
Brothel Hostess
Max Malatesta
Customs Officer
Francesco Carnelutti
Doctor
Maddalena Maggi
Brothel Hostess #2
François Girard
Screenplay / Director
Jonathan Debin
Executive Producer
Nadine Luque
Producer
Michael Golding
Screenplay
Alain Dostie
Director of Photography
Patrice Theroux
Executive Producer
Carlo Poggioli
Costume Designer
Olivier Calvert
Sound
Claude La Haye
Sound
Kazuko Kurosawa
Costume Designer
Emita Frigato
Production Designer
Camela Galano
Executive Producer
Bernard Gariépy Strobl
Sound
Stéphane Landry
VFX Supervisor
Tatsumi Yoda
Executive Producer
Yasushi Shiina
Executive Producer
Angelo Ragusa
Stunt Coordinator
Susie Figgis
Casting
Franco Galiano
Special Effects Supervisor
Fumio Ogawa
Production Designer
Toshiie Tomida
Casting
Claude Beaugrand
Sound
Béatrice Kruger
Casting
François Séguin
Production Designer
Hans Peter Strobl
Sound
John Buchan
Casting
Hiroshi Kuze
Stunt Coordinator
Jérôme Décarie
Foley
Daniel Bisson
Foley Recording Engineer
Shûichi Kishiura
Special Effects Supervisor
Media.
Details.
Release DateSeptember 14, 2007
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 47m
Content RatingR
Budget$20,000,000
Filming LocationsJapan
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
japan
based on novel or book
silk
19th century
Wiki.
Silk is a 2007 drama film directed by François Girard. An international co-production of Canada, Italy, and Japan, Silk is an adaptation of Italian author Alessandro Baricco's 1996 novel of the same name. It had its world premiere at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, 2007.
American actor Michael Pitt stars in the lead role of the French silkworm smuggler Hervé Joncour, with English actress Keira Knightley as his wife, Hélène, a teacher and keen gardener. Japanese actors Miki Nakatani and Kōji Yakusho are also featured. Exterior Japanese scenes were filmed in the city of Sakata. Knightley's scenes were filmed in Sermoneta, Italy, a small medieval village near Latina. Hélène's garden was filmed at Villa Lina, near Ronciglione.
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