Synopsis
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 facts
Cast
Sei Ashina, Carlo Cecchi, Keira Knightley, Jun Kunimura, Alfred Molina, Miki Nakatani, Michael Pitt, Mark Rendall
Original language
English
Production companies
Bee Vine Pictures, Fandango, PRODUCTIONS SOIE, Rhombus Media, VICE VERSA FILMS
Distributors
ALLIANCE ATLANTIS
Funding
FONDS CANADIEN DE TÉLÉVISION, HAROLD GREENBERG FUND / LE FONDS HAROLD GREENBERG, QUÉBEC. CRÉDIT D'IMPÔT CINÉMA ET TÉLÉVISION, TÉLÉFILM CANADA
Based on
Silk
Setting
Japan
Filming locations
Japan
Crew
Screenplay
François Girard, Michael Golding
Producer
Niv Fichman, Nadine Luque, Domenico Procacci, Sonoque Sakai
Cinematography
Alain Dostie, Sylvaine Dufaux
Editing
Pia Di Ciaula
Music
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- Genie Awards 2008 generic
- Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists 2008 generic
- Toronto International Film Festival 2007 generic
Titles
| Original title | Silk | |
| Québec French title | Soie | |
| Alternate title | Seta |
Full credits
| Director | François Girard |
| Cast | Sei Ashina, Carlo Cecchi, Keira Knightley, Jun Kunimura, Alfred Molina, Miki Nakatani, Michael Pitt, Mark Rendall, Callum Keith Rennie, Kenneth Welsh, Koji Yakusho |
| Screenplay | François Girard, Michael Golding |
| Producer | Niv Fichman, Nadine Luque, Domenico Procacci, Sonoque Sakai |
| Cinematography | Alain Dostie, Sylvaine Dufaux |
| Editing | Pia Di Ciaula |
| Music | Ryuichi Sakamoto |
| Sound | Claude Beaugrand |
| Costumes | Kazuko Kurosawa, Carlo Poggiolo |
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
