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Silk (2007)

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Year of U.S. Release: 2007

Starring: Keira Knightley, Michael Pitt, Koji Yakusho, Alfred Molina.

Director: Francois Girard

Screenwriter(s): Francois Girard

Distributor: Picturehouse

Genre(s): Drama

U.S. DVD Release Date: February 26, 2008

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for sexuality and nudity.

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Plot Summary:

It is the story of a married silkworm smuggler, Herve Joncour, in 19th Century France who travels to Japan to collect his clandestine cargo. While there he spots a beautiful European woman, the concubine of a local baron, with whom he becomes obsessed. Without speaking the same language, they communicate through letters until war intervenes. Their unrequited love persists however, and Herve's wife Helene begins to suspect.

Additional Notes:

An adaptation of Alessandro Baricco's bestselling novel of the same name. Filming is expected to begn in the spring of 2006.

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