Silk
2007
The story of a married silkworm merchant-turned-smuggler in 19th century France traveling to Japan for his town's supply of silkworms after a disease wipes out their African supply. During his stay in Japan, he becomes obsessed with the concubine of a local baron. Read more
| Starring | Sei Ashina, Michael Pitt, Tony Vogel, Toni Bertorelli |
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| Director | Francois Girard |
| Genres | Drama, Romance |
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Silk
The story of a married silkworm merchant-turned-smuggler in 19th century France traveling to Japan for his town's supply of silkworms after a disease wipes out their African supply. During his stay in Japan, he becomes obsessed with the concubine of a local baron.
| Starring | Sei Ashina, Michael Pitt, Tony Vogel, Toni Bertorelli, Keira Knightley, Kenneth Welsh, Martha Burns, Alfred Molina, Michael Golding |
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| Director | Francois Girard |
| Studio | ENTERTAINMENT IN VIDEO RENTAL |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 52 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Collections | New releases |
| Genres | Drama, Romance |
| Language | DVD: English, Japanese |
| Released | DVD: 03 Mar 2008 Production year: 2007 |
| Format | DVD |
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If Marco Polo had been a Valley girl, his diaries might have read like Michael Pitts somnolent voiceover, which... read more on Time Out
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27 out of 27 people found this review helpful
An elegant and subtly moving movie!
I watched this film at the cinema, and was pleasantly surprised, especially having read the mostly negative reviews. The film was beautifully shot and it flows at a gentle and steady pace, which is enjoyable. While I’m not a fan of Michael Pitt, I disagree with the common remarks regarding his 'wooden' acting. He doesn't always show his emotion visibly, but it was clearly felt, just like in real life. Music by Ryuichi Sakamoto enhances the mood and pace of the film terribly well.
If you prefer one of those so-called “entertaining” films such as Pirates of the Caribbean or Charlie's Angels, this is probably not for you, but Silk is certainly an enjoyable movie for the more sophisticated crowd to watch. I recommend it. -
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Oh so disappointing
This is surely the most disappointing film ever! It aspires to be a moving story with poignant acting and beautiful cinematography - an attempt at and Out of Africa stylie film - but delivers a desperately contrived and chew-off-your arm dull heap of goat doo doo!! The lead actor totally lacks charisma, the story is long, boring and unbelievable, the script is ridiculous, the cinematography contrived and pretentious and the direction seems specifically aimed at getting the most hammy performances out of the actors - who were specifically selected for their total lack of chemistry of screen. The only redeeming factor is the lighting in some of the shots - really beautiful lighting!! So, unless you have a strange desire to chew off your own arm while admiring some lovely lighting I recommend you find something else to do - repeatedly poking yourself in the eye would be a good option as it will save you from ever accidentally watching this film.
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