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* '''Movie:''' Silk<br />
* '''Romaji:'''<br />
* '''Japanese:''' シルク<br />
* '''Director:''' François Girard<br />
* '''Writer:''' Nami Iguchi, [[Yuka Honcho]]<br />
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* '''Cinematographer:'''<br />
* '''Release Date:''' September 11, 2007<br />
* '''Runtime:''' 112 min.<br />
* '''Language:''' English, Japanese<br />
* '''Country:''' Canada / France / Italy / UK / Japan<br />
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==Plot==<br />
Sensual and bewitching, Silk is a daringly erotic story with a breathtaking historical sweep. It is the most recent gem from Festival favourite François Girard, the director of the award-winning The Red Violin, who is no stranger to lush period pieces laced with obsession and ill-fated lust. With an all-star cast that includes Michael Pitt, Miki Nakatani, Keira Knightley, Koji Yakusho and Alfred Molina, Silk is a cinematic powerhouse in every sense, its story a whispered elegy to a love so powerful it threatens to demolish a man’s life.<br />
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Silk is based on the best-selling novel by Italian author Alessandro Baricco, which has enthralled readers worldwide over the past decade. The story follows Hervé Joncour (Pitt), a nineteenth-century French silkworm merchant who is married to the beautiful Hélène (Knightley). When a strange disease depletes Hervé’s supply of the precious insects, he becomes a smuggler, travelling to Japan for its store of silkworms. Although Japan in 1861 is largely closed to trade with the outside world, he manages to cut a deal with an enigmatic nobleman who agrees to sell him all of the eggs he requires.<br />
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While in the intrigue-ridden Japanese court, Hervé catches sight of a mysterious woman. As soon as their eyes meet, Hervé is entranced. They do not touch or speak to one another. She gives him a note, but he cannot read it until he returns to his own country and has it translated. When he does, Hervé becomes consumed by thoughts of the woman as if by a waking dream. He makes a second trip to Japan for silkworms, and the two begin a secret affair. Hervé falls deeper and deeper into a trance – until his wife grows suspicious.<br />
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Silk transports us back to a Japan whose centuries-long resistance to foreign trade is just beginning to crumble in the face of encroaching modernity. Following Hervé’s path through Japan, Italy and Egypt, the film has a geographical authenticity that makes its rapturous narrative all the more enveloping. Girard spins a rich, hypnotizing tale as enchanting as the gossamer thread after which it is named. -- [http://www.tiff07.ca/filmsandschedules/filmdetails.aspx?ID=705031316541386 TIFF]<br />
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==Cast==<br />
* [[Sei Ashina]] - The Girl<br />
* [[Michael Pitt]] - Hervé Joncour<br />
* [[Tony Vogel]] - Café Verdun Man #1<br />
* [[Toni Bertorelli]] - Verdun<br />
* [[Keira Knightley]] - Hélène Joncour<br />
* [[Kenneth Welsh]] - Mayor Joncour<br />
* [[Martha Burns]] - Mme. Joncour<br />
* [[Alfred Molina]] - Baldabiou<br />
* [[Michael Golding]] - Clerk<br />
* [[Carlo Cecchi]] - Priest<br />
* [[Chiara Stampone]] - Béatrice Berbek<br />
* [[Marc Fiorini]] - M. Chabert<br />
* [[Leslie Csuth]] - M. Loiseau<br />
* [[Toru Tezuka]] - Japanese Guide<br />
* [[Hiroya Morita]] - Japanese Elder #1<br />
* [[Akinori Ando]] - Ronin<br />
* [[Jun Kunimura]] - Umon<br />
* [[Kanata Hongo]] - Japanese Boy<br />
* [[Koji Yakusho]] - Hara Jubei<br />
* [[Dimitri Carella]] - 2-Year-Old Ludovic<br />
* [[Dominick Carella]] - 2-Year-Old Ludovic<br />
* [[Callum Keith Rennie]] - Schuyler<br />
* [[Naoko Watanabe]] - Japanese Girl<br />
* [[Honjo Hidetaro]] - Shamisen Player<br />
* [[Nana Nagao]] - Geisha #1<br />
* [[Saki Aoi]] - Geisha #2<br />
* [[Hiroshi Oguchi]] - Japanese Elder #2<br />
* [[Michio Akahane]] - Japanese Elder #3<br />
* [[Yuya Takagawa]] - Japanese Trader #1<br />
* [[Taro Suwa]] - Japanese Trader #2<br />
* [[Katy Louise Saunders]] - Brothel Hostess (as Katy Saunders)<br />
* [[Miki Nakatani]] - Madame Blanche<br />
* [[Max Malatesta]] - Customs Officer<br />
* [[Joel Adams]] - 4-Year-Old Ludovic<br />
* [[Luca De Bei]] - Café Verdun Man #2<br />
* [[Ed Licht]] - Diplomat (as Edward Licht)<br />
* [[Domenico Procacci]] - Ambassador<br />
* [[Nicola Tovaglione]] - 10-Year-Old Ludovic<br />
* [[Francesco Carnelutti]] - Doctor<br />
* [[Mark Rendall]] - Ludovic Berbek<br />
* [[Maddalena Maggi]] - Brothel Hostess #2<br />
* [[Makoto Inamiya]] - Japanese Trader / Elder<br />
* [[Makoto Matsubara]] - Japanese Trader / Elder<br />
* [[Yuki Kawanishi]] - Japanese Trader / Elder<br />
* [[Hidenori Shimizu]] - Japanese Trader / Elder<br />
* [[Hiroki Takano]] - Japanese Trader / Elder<br />
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==External Links==<br />
* [http://www.silkmovie.com/ Official Website]<br />
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