Movie

Silk

7%Critics56 reviews29%Audience1,162 reviews

3.92.6Kaverage critics score, out of 1020071h 49mR

DramaRomance

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. Here 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.

Directed by:

François Girard