Rent Silk (2007)
2.8 of 5 from 104 ratings
1h 44min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- 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.
- Actors:
- Michael Pitt, Keira Knightley, Kôji Yakusho, Sei Ashina, Tony Vogel, Toni Bertorelli, Kenneth Welsh, Martha Burns, Alfred Molina, Michael Golding, Carlo Cecchi, Chiara Stampone, Marc Fiorini, Alexander Brooks, Toru Tezuka, Hiroya Morita, Akinori Andô, Jun Kunimura, Kanata Hongô, Dimitri Carella
- Directors:
- François Girard
- Writers:
- Alessandro Baricco, François Girard
- Studio:
- Entertainment In Video
- Genres:
- Drama, Romance
