Silk Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

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.

Drama

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Silk.

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  Keira Knightley

  Black Doves (series), Pride & Prejudice

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  Michael Pitt

  Ghost in the Shell, Criminal

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  Koji Yakusho

  Beast of Bataan, Memoirs of a Geisha

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  Alfred Molina

  Harold and the Purple Crayon, Monsters University

Crew Behind the Film

The Silk behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Francois Girard last directed The Song of Names.

Director

Francois Girard

Screenwriter

Francois Girard

Additional Information

All Trailers

Official Silk movie trailers and clips.

Production Details

What we know about the Silk movie production.

Key Facts

• 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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