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Silk (2007) Movie Main Page Movie Overview   Movie Details   Showtimes & Tickets   DVD/Video Info   Trailers & Clips   Cast and Credits   Awards & Nominations Reviews and Previews   Critics Reviews   User Reviews Photos   Premiere Photos   Movie Stills Community   Message Board Shopping   Buy the DVD/Video Other Resources   Web Sites Email this page to a friend   Trailers & More: Watch the trailer for Silk (2007)  Watch the Trailer The Critics: C 6 reviews Start Rating Movies Now! Sign In or sign up Yahoo! Users: C 409 ratings In the mid 19th century, a silkworm merchant travels from France to Japan to locate silkworm eggs that are uncontaminated by the epidemic that threatens Europe's silk supply. The merchant falls in love with the occidental concubine of a Japanese baron, though he has a loyal and doting wife awaiting his return. Genres: Art/Foreign, Drama, Romance and Adaptation Running Time: 1 hr. 49 min. Release Date: September 14th, 2007 (limited) MPAA Rating: R for sexuality and nudity. Distributors: Picturehouse U.S. Box Office: $1,101,711 See Full Details Cast and Credits Starring: Keira Knightley, Alfred Molina, Michael Pitt, Koji Yakusho, Sei Ashina Directed by: François Girard (II) Produced by: Yasushi Shiina, Akira Ishii, Camela Galano See Full Cast and Credits Critical Consensus Critics Reviews Average Grade:   C    Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert "...a languid, too languid, story of romantic regrets..." more... C Entertainment Weekly, Lisa Schwarzbaum "...wan, generically pretty..." more... C- New York Post, Kyle Smith "...an exquisitely felt love story that unfolds as delicately as a blooming flower. And as slowly." more... B New York Times, Stephen Holden "...the latest casualty in a line of films with a David Lean glint in their eye that aspire to elevated popular art but that come across as kitsch." more... D More Critics Reviews... Sponsored Links (What's This?)