SILK

Year: 2007
USA: Picturehouse
UK: Entertainment Film Distributors
Cast: Michael Pitt, Keira Knightley, Koji Yakusho, Alfred Molina, Sei Ashina, Tony Vogel, Toni Bertorelli, Kenneth Welsh, Martha Burns, Michael Golding, Carlo Cecch, Chiara Stampone, Marc Fiorini, Leslie Csuth, Toru Tezuka, Hiroya Morita, Akinori Ando, Jun Kunimura, Kanata HongO, Callum Keith Rennie, Naoko Watanabe, Honjo Hidetaro, Nana Nagao, Saki Aoi, Hiroshi Oguchi, Michio Akahane, Yuya Takagawa, Taro Suwa, Katy Saunders, Miki Nakatani, Max Malatesta, Mark Rendall
Director: François Girard
Countries: Canada / France / Italy / UK / Japan
USA: 110 mins
USA Rated: R for sexuality and nudity
UK Certificate: tbc
USA Release Date: 14 September 2007 (Limited Release)
UK Release Date: 9 November 2007


Synopsis

Based on the beloved, best-selling novel by Alessandro Baricco, SILK is the story of Herve Joncour (Michael Pitt), a 19th Century French silkworm merchant who travels to Japan and begins a clandestine and forbidden romance with a mysterious and sensual woman, Helene Joncour (Keira Knightley).