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Silk [2007]
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boring and superficial scenario
Review date: 2008-11-10 Rating: 2 out of 10
in 19th century in japanese society then is praticaly impossible that a japanese woman can take a man'scoup of tea and drink from it as it shown in the movie. at that time traveling to japan from France was very hard and dangerous, in this movie it is shown as he goes for a weekend journey, no reference of how long he was traveling, how his wife feels while he was so far and for so long.... and there are many others "holes" in the screenplay. the unnecessary scene of how they build the garden etc... such badly and quickly done. the plot is interesting but all is a mess, could be much much better done than this.
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Reviews
A Story of Obsession
Review date: 2008-07-10 Rating: 8 out of 10
I read the novel `Silk' by Alessandro Baricco and loved it. Therefore, I was rather wary of seeing the adaptation. But when I saw the film, I was not disappointed; the visual imagery is beautiful and the Japanese symbolism was well-related.
The location of the story is France in 1862. Herve (Michael Pitt) is convinced by Baldabiou (Alfred Molina) to travel in search of silkworm eggs in order to save the silk-making business. Herve travels to Africa and Japan. During his trip to Japan, he falls in love with a Japanese concubine. When he returns home to France, he cannot forget the Japanese beauty and continues to obsessively long for her.
The untranslated Japanese conversations allows the audience to relate to the main character, as he too does not understand the language. Keira Knightly made a wonderful `Hélène' but I wasn't convinced by Michael Pitt as the main character `Hervé Joncour'; the obsessive inner turmoil wasn't portrayed well on screen. Overall, however, I think the film is well-worth seeing.
Beautiful, but boring
Review date: 2008-07-08 Rating: 4 out of 10
The cinematography is superb with wonderful shots of dramatic scenery. However, the story has so little action and evolves so slowly the film becomes tedious to watch. I haven't read the book upon which the film is based, but I guess it contains a lot of introspection by a narrator and descriptions of feelings which are difficult to portray on screen, and certainly are not by lead actor's (Michael Pitt) performance, which is wooden and unconvincing as an intrepid traveller. Much of the story is conveyed by a voice-over narrated by Pitt in a mumbling, monotonous voice with little variation in tone that adds to the feeling of boredom.
Disappointing.
Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
Koji Yakusho
Alfred Molina
Michael Pitt
Keira Knightley
Sei Ashina
Creators:
Keira Knightley (Primary Contributor)
Michael Pitt (Primary Contributor)
Director(s):
Recording label: Entertainment in Video
Manufacturer: Entertainment in Video
EAN: 5017239195549
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: PAL,
Release date: 2008-03-17
Audience rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Region code: 2
Running time: 104 minutes
Theatrical release date: 2007