Silk (2007 film)

Silk is the film adaptation of Italian author Alessandro Bariccos novel of the same name. It was released in September 2007 through New Line Cinema and directed by The Red Violin director, Franois Girard.

Herv Michael Pitt, in 19th century France, is a military officer, because that is what his father wants. He is happy when he gets the opportunity to change his profession to that of trader of silkworm eggs. Because in Europe silkworms are affected by a disease pbrine, he is sent to Africa to get healthy eggs. The film shows only a brief desert scene.Since the African silkworms are affected too, he is sent to Japan, even though at that time the Bakumatsu period almost all of Japan was offlimits to foreigners. The journey is by carriage and train, a caravan of horses through Asia, the boat trip from the Asian continent to Japan, and guided, blindfolded, on horseback to the Japanese village where he can buy the eggs from a local baron, Hara Jubei Kji Yakusho. ........

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