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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.
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Art/Foreign, Drama, Romance and Adaptation |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 49 min. |
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| Release Date: |
September 14th, 2007 (limited) |
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| MPAA Rating: |
R for sexuality and nudity. |
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| Distributors: |
Picturehouse
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$1,101,711 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
C
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Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert
"...a languid, too languid, story of romantic regrets..." more...
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C |
Entertainment Weekly, Lisa Schwarzbaum
"...wan, generically pretty..." more...
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C- |
New York Post, Kyle Smith
"...an exquisitely felt love story that unfolds as delicately as a blooming flower. And as slowly." more...
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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...
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D |
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