Silk, Asmik Ace Entertainment ... [et al.] ; produced by Niv Fichman, Nadine Luque, Domenico Procacci, Sonoko Sakai ; screenplay by François Girard, Michael Golding ; directed by Franç̧̧̧̧ois Girard
Type
Label
Silk, Asmik Ace Entertainment ... [et al.] ; produced by Niv Fichman, Nadine Luque, Domenico Procacci, Sonoko Sakai ; screenplay by François Girard, Michael Golding ; directed by Franç̧̧̧̧ois Girard
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MPAA rating: R; for sexuality and nudity
Main title
Silk
Medium
videorecording
Oclc number
528681182523158
Responsibility statement
Asmik Ace Entertainment ... [et al.] ; produced by Niv Fichman, Nadine Luque, Domenico Procacci, Sonoko Sakai ; screenplay by François Girard, Michael Golding ; directed by Franç̧̧̧̧ois Girard
Runtime
116
Summary
Herve Joncour is a married silkworm smuggler in 19th century France. He travels to Japan to collect his clandestine cargo after his original shipment was destroyed. While in Japan, he spots a beautiful Japanese woman who is the concubine of a local baron. He immediately 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 something is going on with her husband
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
Classification
Contributor
- Stampone, Chiara
- Bertorelli, Toni
- New Line Home Entertainment (Firm)
- Molina, Alfred, 1953-
- Burns, Martha
- Welsh, Kenneth
- Fichman, Niv
- Knightley, Keira, 1985-
- Procacci, Domenico, 1960-
- Pitt, Michael, 1981-
- Warner Home Video (Firm)
- Luque, Nadine
- Asumikku Ēsu Entateinmento Kabushiki Kaisha
- Ashina, Sei
- Girard, François, 1963-
- Sakai, Sonoko
- Golding, Michael
- Baricco, Alessandro, 1958-
- Cecchi, Carlo, 1939-
Subject
- Smugglers -- France -- Drama
- Japan -- Drama
- DVD-Video discs
- Comunicaciones -- Japón -- Teatro
- Communication and culture -- Drama
- Historical -- Feature
- Romance -- Feature
- Feature films
- Silkworms -- Japan -- Drama
- Films for the hearing impaired
- Man-woman relationships -- Japan -- Drama
- Relaciones humanas -- Japón -- Teatro
- Historical films
- Concubinage -- Japan -- Drama
Is Based On
Incoming Resources
- Has instance1
Outgoing Resources
- Classification1
- Contributor19
- Stampone, Chiara
- Bertorelli, Toni
- New Line Home Entertainment (Firm)
- Molina, Alfred, 1953-
- Burns, Martha
- Welsh, Kenneth
- Fichman, Niv
- Knightley, Keira, 1985-
- Procacci, Domenico, 1960-
- Pitt, Michael, 1981-
- Warner Home Video (Firm)
- Luque, Nadine
- Asumikku Ēsu Entateinmento Kabushiki Kaisha
- Ashina, Sei
- Girard, François, 1963-
- Sakai, Sonoko
- Golding, Michael
- Baricco, Alessandro, 1958-
- Cecchi, Carlo, 1939-
- Genre6
- Subject14
- Smugglers -- France -- Drama
- Japan -- Drama
- DVD-Video discs
- Comunicaciones -- Japón -- Teatro
- Communication and culture -- Drama
- Historical -- Feature
- Romance -- Feature
- Feature films
- Silkworms -- Japan -- Drama
- Films for the hearing impaired
- Man-woman relationships -- Japan -- Drama
- Relaciones humanas -- Japón -- Teatro
- Historical films
- Concubinage -- Japan -- Drama
- Is Based On1
- Mapped to2