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Theatrical Release Date:
09/14/2007
DVD Release Date:
02/26/2008
Run Time:
109min.
Starring:
Director(s):
Distributor(s):
Picturehouse
MPAA Rating:
R for sexuality and nudity.
Genre(s):
Drama,Romance
Plot: Francois Girard's adaptation of Alessandro Baricco's novel Silk stars Michael Pitt as a young Frenchman who travels to Japan at the request of a wealthy silkworm magnate who asks him to smuggle back some new worms. Read More
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DO NOT bother to see this. Boring, underscripted, acted with no emotion ... or even reason ... by anyone. There are some pretty scenes but with no elements of human feeling.
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