Genres
Production Companies
Fandango
Bee Vine Pictures
Vice Versa Films
Silk
Come Back, or I Shall Die...
Overview
French silkworm trader Hervé is married to the beautiful Hélène. When an outbreak of disease ravages European silkworms, Hervé must travel to Japan to retrieve healthy eggs. After a long journey, Hervé finally arrives at a village where he can buy them. He becomes infatuated with a young concubine and goes to great lengths to see her again. But, when war breaks out in Japan, the concubine flees, forcing Hervé to return home to his wife.
Key Crew
Director: François Girard
Screenplay: François Girard, Michael Golding
Producer: Nadine Luque, Niv Fichman, Domenico Procacci, Sonoko Sakai
Director of Photography: Alain Dostie
Top Cast
Keira Knightley
Hélène Joncour
Michael Pitt
Hervé Joncour
Alfred Molina
Baldabiou
Koji Yakusho
Hara Jubei
Sei Ashina
The Girl
Miki Nakatani
Madame Blanche
Kenneth Welsh
Mayor Joncour
Callum Keith Rennie
Schuyler
Videos
Silk (2007) trailer
