Poetic Silk – M. Harris – Atlanta, GA USA
In an American film environment, this film I see is misunderstood easily. This is a tone poem and a human drama about inner conflict, desire, and true love. I thoroughly enjoyed the sweep of the movie, the sense of the historical era within which it is set, and the contemplative beauty of the music set within an intelligence I rarely find in American film. Perhaps this is a film for those interested in artistic expression, inner contemplation, and human relations. I really enjoyed this film.
Silk Warner Brothers: Based on the best-selling novel by Alessandro Baricco, Silk is a visually stunning epic spanning two continents. Hervé Joncour’s (Michael Pitt) devotion to his beautiful bride (Keira Knightley) is tested by increasingly, dangerous trade missions in search of silkworms for his towns survival. From his journeys to Japan, Hervé brings great wealth for his village, but with each return to the Far East he becomes torn by the temptation of a local warlords sensuous concubine and his love for Hèléne. read more
