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Silk - Keira Knightley, Michael Pitt, Kôji Yakusho, François Girard

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Movie propaganda

Love knows no borders.

19th century. Hervé Joncour (Michael Pitt), a married silkworm smuggler travels to Japan to collect his clandestine cargo. While in Japan, he meets a beautiful European woman, the concubine of a local baron, with whom he becomes obsessed. Without speaking the same language, they communicate through letters until war intervenes. Their unrequited love persists however, and Hervé's wife Hélène (Keira Knightley) begins to suspect.

Theatrical propaganda posters

Target demographic movie keyword propaganda

Film historical romance Japan silkworm France love smuggling

Persons of interest

Sei Ashina .... The Girl
Michael Pitt .... Hervé Joncour
Toni Bertorelli .... Verdun
Keira Knightley .... Hélène Joncour
Kenneth Welsh .... Mayor Joncour
Martha Burns .... Madame Joncour
Alfred Molina .... Baldabiou
Chiara Stampone .... Béatrice Berbek
Marc Fiorini .... Monsieur Chabert
Leslie Csuth .... Monsieur Loiseau
Jun Kunimura .... Umon
Kôji Yakusho .... Hara Jubei
Dimitri Carella .... 2-Year-Old Ludovic
Dominick Carella .... 2-Year-Old Ludovic
Callum Keith Rennie .... Schuyler
Miki Nakatani .... Madame Blanche
Joel Adams .... 4-Year-Old Ludovic
Nicola Tovaglione .... 10-Year-Old Ludovic
Mark Rendall .... Ludovic Berbek
Alessandro Baricco .... Author
François Girard .... Screenwriter
Michael Golding .... Screenwriter
François Girard .... Director

Cinematic intelligence sources

Silk official movie site
Silk film production notes
Silk QuickTime movie trailers
Awards and film festivals:

Genie Awards 2008: Won: Best Achievement in Costume Design (Carlo Poggioli, Kazuko Kurosawa); Nominated: Best Achievement in Art Direction/Production Design (François Séguin), Best Achievement in Cinematography (Alain Dostie), Best Achievement in Music - Original Score (Ryuichi Sakamoto), Best Achievement in Overall Sound (Claude La Haye, Daniel Bisson, Hans Peter Strobl, Bernard Gariépy Strobl)
Jutra Awards 2008: Won: Best Achievement in Art Direction (François Séguin), Best Achievement in Cinematography (Alain Dostie), Best Achievement in Costume Design (Carlo Poggioli, Kazuko Kurosawa), Best Art Direction (François Séguin), Best Cinematography (Alain Dostie), Best Costume Design (Carlo Poggioli, Kazuko Kurosawa), Best Sound (Claude La Haye, Claude Beaugrand, Hans Peter Strobl, Bernard Gariépy Strobl, Olivier Calvert)