Silk
Brief Synopsis
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In the mid 19th century, a silkworm merchant travels from France to Japan to locate silkworm eggs that are uncontaminated by the epidemic that threatens Europe's silk supply. The merchant falls in love with the occidental concubine of a Japanese baron, though he has a loyal and doting wife awaiting
Cast & Crew
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François Girard
Director
Keira Knightley
Alfred Molina
Michael Pitt
Kôji Yakusho
Sei Ashina
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Foreign
Period
Romance
Release Date
2007
Production Company
Aon/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services; Applause Ruddy Morgan (Arm); Asmick Ace Inc.; Bee Vine Pictures; Cinecitta Studios; Cinesicurta; Darlene A. Milley; Fandango; Film Finances, Inc.; Glenn Gould Studio; Harold Greenberg Fund; Imagica; Legacy Recording Studios, Nyc; Medusa Film; New Line International; Rhombus Media, Inc.; Sedic International Inc; Sound One; TTlTfilm Canada; The Works; WB De Lane Lea
Distribution Company
ALLIANCE FILMS/PICTUREHOUSE; Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm; Alliance Films; Alliance Films; Asmick Ace Inc.; Benelux Film Distributors; Contender Entertainment; Distribution Company; Entertainment Film Distributors, Ltd.; Fandango; Front Row Filmed Entertainment (UAE); Intercontinental Film Distributors (Hong Kong); Medusa Film; Metropolitan Filmexport; Mongkol; New Line Home Entertainment; Nu-Metro; Picturehouse; Playarte Pictures; Prisvideo; SF Studios; Svensk Filmindustri Norway; Tripictures; Village Roadshow Limited; Warner Bros. Pictures International
Location
Italy; Cairo, Egypt; Matsumoto, Japan
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 48m
Synopsis
In the mid 19th century, a silkworm merchant travels from France to Japan to locate silkworm eggs that are uncontaminated by the epidemic that threatens Europe's silk supply. The merchant falls in love with the occidental concubine of a Japanese baron, though he has a loyal and doting wife awaiting his return.
Director
François Girard
Director
Cast
Keira Knightley
Alfred Molina
Michael Pitt
Kôji Yakusho
Sei Ashina
Kanata Hongo
Jun Kunimura
Miki Nakatani
Mark Rendall
Callum Keith Rennie
Kenneth Welsh
Tony Vogel
Toni Bertorelli
Martha Burns
Michael Golding
Carlo Cecchi
Chiara Stampone
Marc Fiorini
Alexander Brooks
Toru Tezuka
Hiroya Morita
Akinori Ando
Dimitri Carella
Dominick Carella
Hidetaro Honjo
Nana Nagao
Saki Aoi
Hiroshi Oguchi
Michio Akahane
Yuya Takagawa
Taro Suwa
Katy Saunders
Max Malatesta
Joel Adams
Luca Debei
Edward Licht
Domenico Procacci
Nicola Tovaglione
Francesco Carnelutti
Maddalena Maggi
Makoto Inamiya
Makoto Matsubara
Hidenori Shimizu
Yuki Kawanishi
Hiroki Takano
Naoko Watanabe
Honjoh Fukuhide
Performer
Kanata Hongô
Crew
Hitoshi Abe
Set Production Assistant
Nikolay Agdonov
Animal Trainer
Nobuhiro Akitaya
Set Decorator
Nobushiro Akitaya
Set Decorator
Carlo Aloisio
On-Set Dresser
Damian Anderson
Production Coordinator
Giovanni Angeletti
Driver
Tiberio Angeloni
Special Effects Assistant
Miho Anraku
Hairdresser
Stefano Antonelli
Driver
Fernando Aponte
Music Engineer
Fernando Aponte
Music
Jean-francois Aubin
Special Effects
Mostaga Azmy
Office Runner
Chaimaa Badawy
Production Coordinator
Basem El Bagoury
Location Manager
Hamed El Bagoury
Production Manager
Nathalie Baldascini
Production Assistant
Evan Balmer
Executive
Alessandro Baricco
Source Material
Carlo Barucci
Hair Stylist
Giorgio Barullo
Painter
Simona Batistelli
Production Coordinator
Claude Beaugrand
Sound Department
Chris Bell
Business Affairs
Joshua Bell
Music
Claudio Bellincampi
Production Assistant
Romulo Benavides
Music
Nikita Bencharov
Other
Nathaie Bencharova
Art Department
Patrick Bergeron
Digital Effects Artist
Claudio Bernardi
Art Department
Shaker Beshir
Office Runner
Roberto Bevini
Driver
Mario De Biase
Driver
Francesca Birri
Assistant
Daniel Bisson
Sound Engineer
Daniel Bisson
Foley Recordist
Gregory Bolduc
Recording Engineer
Sandie Bornstein
Accountant
Piero Bosi
Grip
David Boulton
Sound Engineer
Linda Bourgeois
Negative Cutter
Marie-hélène Bourget
Film Lab
Cecile Braemer
Art Department Coordinator
John Buchan
Casting
Olivier Calvert
Sound Department
Jim Campabadal
Negative Cutter
Giuseppe Cancellara
Other
Giovanna Capoguzzi
Greensman
Tatiana Caratelli
Cashier
Caterina Caratilli
Unit Manager
Alessandro Cardelli
Rigging Electrician
Gianluca Cardillo
Driver
Paola Carocci
Assistant Director
Francesco Carone
Animal Services
Vittorio Carta
Consultant
Adriano Cattaneo
Assistant Set Dresser
Elena Cavallo
Location Coordinator
Luciano Ceccotti
Greensman
Giovanni Chiacchio
Art Department
Valentin Chikov
Props
Simona Chiocca
Researcher
Daniel Chretien
Gaffer
Stefano Ciammetti
Driver
Marco Cimitan
Stand-In
Fabio Ciotto
Loader
Nino Cirulli
Coordinator
Gabriele Colecchia
Production Assistant
Fabrizio Coppo
Electrician
Alessandro Coppolecchia
Art Department
Sabrina Coppolecchia
Set Decorator
Massimiliano Corte
Props
Blake Crawford
Stunt Double
Luigi Di Cristo
Wardrobe Supervisor
Antonio D'arienzo
Electrician
Etienne Daigle
Digital Effects Artist
Lorenzo Dambrosio
Art Department
Steven Danenberg
Music Supervisor
Jessica Daniel
Production Supervisor
Fabrizio De Angelis
Caterer
Claudio De Simone
Driver
Flavio De Simone
Cashier
Francesca De Simone
Hairdresser
Jonathan Debin
Executive Producer
Jerome Decarie
Foley Artist
Shinobu Deguchi
Animal Trainer
Claudio Del Gobbo
Key Grip
Takayuki Denno
Production Manager
Jean-charles Desjardins
Sound Engineer
Martin Desrochers
3-D Artist
Martin Desrochers
Modelmaker
Massimiliano Dessena
Grip
Pia Di Ciaula
Editor
Valter Di Francesco
Driver
Stefano Di Pasquali
Grip
Paolo Di Stefano
Rigging Electrician
Maurizio Distefano
Rigging Gaffer
Alain Dostie
Director Of Photography
Fabio Drusin
Art Department
Pascale Dube
Post-Production Coordinator
Amélie Duceppe
Assistant Camera
Genevieve Dufault
Post-Production Supervisor
Sylvaine Dufaux
Camera Operator
Denis Dulude
Titles
Mathieu Duncan
Dailies
Shinshu Eizosha
Publicity
Jean-maurice Ernsted
Key Grip
Giuliana Esposito
Seamstress Supervisor
Yuka Eto
Loader
Sergio Faina
Key Rigging Grip
Sadami Fan
Production Assistant
Roberto Fe
Art Department
Barbara Ferrara
Caterer
Sonia Ferri
Assistant
Stefania Ferro
Greensman
Niv Fichman
Producer
Marco Ficorella
Swing Gang
Susie Figgis
Casting Director
Serena Fiumi
Costume Supervisor
Natalie Fleurant
Adr Supervisor
Natalie Fleurant
Adr Editor
Christian Fluet
Production Accountant
Doriano Forti
Rigging Grip
Bryan Friedman
Business Affairs
Emita Frigato
Production Designer
Emita Frigato
Art Director
Tetsu Fujimura
Advisor
Koji Fujino
Advisor
Naomi Fujino
Production Assistant
Koji Fukae
Stunts
Daisuke Fukugawa
Production Assistant
Tetsuo Funabashi
Assistant Director
Katsumi Furuhashi
Production Accountant
Toshitaka Furuike
Assistant Director
Mayumi Furukawa
Production
Nicholas Gagnon
Foley
Paul Gagnon
Other
Camela Galano
Executive Producer
Franco Fabio Galiano
Special Effects
Paolo Galiano
Special Effects Assistant
Marco Ganino
Driver
Nicolas Gauthier
Titles And Opticals
Joseph Geminale
Other
Ermanno Gentilezza
Swing Gang
Patrick Gentilezza
Assistant Property Master
Marco Giacometti
Production Secretary
Nando Ginnanneschi
Driver
Pietro Giordani
Driver
Fabio Giovannangelo
Driver
François Girard
Screenplay
Raffaella Di Giulio
Assistant
Marina Giuseppini
Art Department
Michael Golding
Screenplay
Alexey Golovinov
Location Manager
Michael Golovinov
Driver
Davis Goodman
Software Engineer
David Gotay
Music
Gastone Grassi
Tailor
Giampietro Grassi
Tailor
Gianni Grazioli
Location Manager
Aniello Guarnieri
Driver
Jacques Yves Gucia
Photography
Pierre Guerin
Visual Effects Supervisor
Denis Hamel
Property Master
Kodai Hanayama
Production Assistant
Michiyo Hata
Coach
Matt Havron
Music Coordinator
Rebecca Higginson
Costumer
Takumi Hirai
Electrician
Shigeru Hirayama
Key Grip
Yoshiko Hondo
Caterer
Hidetaro Honjo
Consultant
Hidetaro Honjo
Music
Youki Hoshino
Location Manager
Shuji Hosoya
Unit Manager
Monica Iacuzzo
Costume Coordinator
Franco Iannone
Driver
Kenji Ichikaw
Grip
Motoki Ichikura
Driver
Yoshiaki Ieki
Stunts
Joe Ikeda
Coordinator
Masao Imai
Grip
Akiko Inoue
Business Affairs
Raffaella Iorio
Makeup Artist
Mami Ishida
Assistant Set Decorator
Noriko Ishida
Production
Ryo Ishida
Assistant Camera
Yasuhiro Ishiguro
Electrician
Mayu Ishihara
Costumer
Akira Ishii
Executive Producer
Hideki Ishii
Sound Engineer
Yasuyuki Iwanami
Coordinator
Hiroshi Iwaya
Location Manager
Michele Izzo
Art Department
Mario Janelle
Unit Director
George Jardon
Post-Production Supervisor
Mathieu Jolicoeur
Digital Effects Artist
Winnifred Jong
Script Supervisor
Tsuyoshi Kage
Electrician
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Foreign
Period
Romance
Release Date
2007
Production Company
Aon/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services; Applause Ruddy Morgan (Arm); Asmick Ace Inc.; Bee Vine Pictures; Cinecitta Studios; Cinesicurta; Darlene A. Milley; Fandango; Film Finances, Inc.; Glenn Gould Studio; Harold Greenberg Fund; Imagica; Legacy Recording Studios, Nyc; Medusa Film; New Line International; Rhombus Media, Inc.; Sedic International Inc; Sound One; TTlTfilm Canada; The Works; WB De Lane Lea
Distribution Company
ALLIANCE FILMS/PICTUREHOUSE; Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm; Alliance Films; Alliance Films; Asmick Ace Inc.; Benelux Film Distributors; Contender Entertainment; Distribution Company; Entertainment Film Distributors, Ltd.; Fandango; Front Row Filmed Entertainment (UAE); Intercontinental Film Distributors (Hong Kong); Medusa Film; Metropolitan Filmexport; Mongkol; New Line Home Entertainment; Nu-Metro; Picturehouse; Playarte Pictures; Prisvideo; SF Studios; Svensk Filmindustri Norway; Tripictures; Village Roadshow Limited; Warner Bros. Pictures International
Location
Italy; Cairo, Egypt; Matsumoto, Japan
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 48m
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Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Fall September 14, 2007
Limited Release in United States September 14, 2007
Released in United States on Video February 26, 2008
Released in United States October 2007
Shown at Rome Film Festival (Premiere) October 18-27, 2007.
Based on the novel "Silk" by Alessandro Baricco; published by Harvill Press 1997.
Previously in development at Miramax.
Released in United States Fall September 14, 2007
Limited Release in United States September 14, 2007
Released in United States on Video February 26, 2008
Released in United States October 2007 (Shown at Rome Film Festival (Premiere) October 18-27, 2007.)
