R20071h 47mDramaRomance
Silk
Come Back, or I Shall Die...
44Pop Score9 of 9 sources
Audiences +22 vs criticsFrench 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.
- Director, Writer
- François Girard
- Writer
- Michael Golding
- Novel
- Alessandro Baricco
- Music
- Ryuichi Sakamoto
- Cinematography
- Alain Dostie
- Editor
- Pia Di Ciaula
Ratings
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Top billed cast
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 14 Sept 2007
- Original language
- English
