Alfred Molina, Keira Knightley, Koji Yakusho
The story of a married silkworm merchant-turned-smuggler in 19th century France traveling to Japan for his town's supply of silkworms after a disease wipes out their African supply. During his stay in...( read more
)
DVD Release Date: February 26, 2008
Get It:
Stats: 1,260 reviews
Flixster Reviews (1,260)
-
July 13, 2009Somewhat of a simple love story, but I still thought the acting and and story itself was well done. Michael Pitt's character is married to Keira Knightley who he loves dearly, but while on a long trip to Japan he's drawn to a concubine. Although the time they spent together were ...( read more)
-
March 16, 2009I dunno, some nice cinematography. I didn't like Keira Knightley, a Brit, playing a french woman with an American accent!!! This film is something I'd expect from someone right out of film school...not something with Keira Knightley and Alfred Molina!!!
-
December 6, 2008Silk, is a very good drama starring Keira Knightley. This story takes place in the 19th century France. A young couple falls in love and the young man (Michael Pitt) is to smuggle silk worms back for his new prosperous factory where he is woven into love and other assorted drama.
-
August 28, 2008Silk suffers from the dull factor and there is nothing I hate more than having to sit through a very dull film.
The beautiful scenery and stunning cinematography is one of very few things I liked about this film. Michael Pitt is a promising actor, I've liked some of his previous...( read more) -
July 29, 2008Micheal Pitt is Hervé, a 19th century silkworm trader. Keira Knightley is Hélène, his wife. Hervé travels across the world to find his silkworms, and becomes obsessed with a Japanese girl. It is hard to imagine the character Hervé as a successful businessman, but easier to ima...( read more)
-
-
-
-
-
August 21, 2009I loved Keira Knightley...Michael Pitt on the other hand wasn't the right person for this role...This was just an average love story...I mean c'mon!! They supposed to be french people but they were talking on English...but when Pitt's character went to Japan...there people were t...( read more)
Critic Reviews
September 14, 2007
Kyle Smith, New York Post
September 14, 2007
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Silk is a languid, too languid, story of romantic regrets, mostly ours, because romance is expected to carry the film without explaining it. full review
September 11, 2007
Nick Schager, Slant Magazine
As striking and insubstantial as its titular fabric. full review
Comments
This board looks lonely. Be the first to talk about "Silk" !
Critic ratings and reviews powered by RottenTomatoes.com
Fresh (60% or more critics rated the movie positively)
Rotten (59% or fewer critics rated the movie positively)
All Rotten Tomatoes content is used under license from Rotten Tomatoes. Rotten Tomatoes, Certified Fresh, and the Tomatometer are the trademarks of Incfusion Corporation, d/b/a Rotten Tomatoes, a subsidiary of IGN Entertainment, Inc.
