Silk

IMDb link: 0494834
IMDb rating: 5.8 (12,053 votes)
Genres: Drama, Romance
Director: Francois Girard
Cast: Keira Knightley, Koji Yakusho, Michael Pitt, Toni Bertorelli, Sei Ashina, Tony Vogel and others

Release date: 21 Sep 2007
Release year: 2007
Runtime: 107 minutes
Country: Canada, Italy, United Kingdom, Japan
Keywords: 1860s, based on novel, female full frontal nudity, female topless nudity, female nudity, female star appears topless, unrequited love, japan, 19th century, female rear nudity

Plot:

In 1862, the son of the mayor of a French village, Herve Joncour, is invited by the silk entrepreneur Baldabiou to travel to Africa to bring healthy silkworm eggs for his factory. Herve first marries his beloved bride Helene Joncour and then he travels in the long journey. He succeeds, makes fortune and is invited to travel again to trade silkworm eggs in a longer journey to Japan. He is received by the local baron in a secret spot and falls in love for his Chinese concubine. Herve returns to Helene, but remains obsessed with the concubine.

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