Silk Movie
Based on the Alessandro Baricco's novel this 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 Japanese 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.
Tagline
- Each step away from her... brings him closer.
Come back, or I shall die.
- Love knows no borders
Movie Info
- Year:
- 2007
- IMDB Rating:
- 5.8
- IMDB Votes:
- 1545
- Countries:
- UK, France, Italy, Canada, Japan
- Genres:
- Drama, Romance
- Tags:
-
Adultery, Asian woman, Female nudity, Based on novel, Loss of wife, 1860s, Billiards, Narration, Breasts, Sex scene
- Domestic:
- $1,103,075 (14.1%)
- + Foreign:
- $6,701,332 (85.9%)
- = Worldwide:
- $7,804,407
- Opening
Weekend: - $126,537 (122 theaters, $1,037 average) % of Total Gross: 11.5%
- Release:
- 122 theaters