Silk Movie

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Silk
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.

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Tagline

- Each step away from her... brings him closer.

Come back, or I shall die.

- Love knows no borders

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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

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