SilkOverview and Synopsis

  • Silk
  • Opened September 14, 2007 | Runtime:1 hr. 50 min.
  • R
    sexuality and nudity
  • In the mid 19th century, a silkworm merchant travels from France to Japan to locate silkworm eggs that are uncontaminated by the epidemic that threatens Europe's silk supply. The merchant falls in love with the occidental concubine of a Japanese Read More
  • Cast: Michael Pitt, Keira Knightley, Koji Yakusho, Alfred Molina, Miki Nakatani
  • Director: François Girard
  • Genres: Romantic Drama, Period Film, Drama

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  • Kôji Yakusho and Michael Pitt in "Silk."
  • Michael Pitt in "Silk."
  • Sei Ashina in "Silk."

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  • Actress Keira Knightley at the premiere of "Silk" during the Toronto International Film Festival 2007.
  • Actress Sei Ashina at the premiere of "Silk" during the Toronto International Film Festival 2007.
  • Actor Michael Pitt at the premiere of "Silk" during the Toronto International Film Festival 2007.

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  • SILK
    by lugubriousthespian

    Gorgeous photography, lush location shooting, but this attempt to bring to life the story of a 19th Century traveler's trials and tribulations as he ventures back and forth to Japan from France ony...Read More

  • Worst. Ever.
    by summee

    This is probably the worst movie I've ever seen. My friends and I spent the entire time giggling or just in shock at the utter horror that is the acting and plot (or absence if, rather) in this...Read More

  • Arigato
    by Ann_Fan moviesrule

    This movie is not for the mainstream movie goer, so take heed and do not go unless you can deal with an offbeat, slow paced, dreamlike experience. For me it was, although by no means perfect, a...Read More

  • Too slow.
    by DisneyMovieBuff

    The movie idea is fantastic. You want to LOVE this film, but it just doesn't cut it. The scenery is beautiful, but the movie moves way too slow. The main actor doesn't seem to show any passion for...Read More

Silk Critic Reviews

  • "Vacuous, arid and terminally dull, this adaptation of Alessandro Baricco's freak bestseller hasn't a trace of real life or energy to it..." Variety

    - Todd McCarthy

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