Silk (2007)

Directors

François Girard

Cast

Keira Knightley, Alfred Molina, Michael Pitt, Kôji Yakusho, Toni Bertorelli, Kenneth Welsh, Martha Burns, Sei Ashina, Carlo Cecchi

The story

The film opens with Hervé narrating his observations of an unidentified Asian woman bathing in a hot spring, then stating that his story actually begins earlier, when he returned to his hometown in 19th century France while on leave from the army. He meets Hélène, a teacher, who wants nothing more than a garden and Hervé, who wants nothing more than to marry her. Local businessman Baldabiou, who runs three silk mills that support the town economy, is at risk from a European-wide silkworm disease.

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