Silk. [videorecording (DVD)]
Silk. [videorecording (DVD)]
Alternate Title
:
Soie
Publication Date
:
2008
Physical Description
:
1 videodisc (ca. 109 min.)
Subject Term
:
Romance films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre
:
Epic films.
Feature films.
Additional Contributors
:
Baricco, Alessandro, 1958-
Summary
:
Herve Joncour is a married silkworm smuggler in 19th century France. He travels to Japan to collect his clandestine cargo after his original shipment was destroyed. While in Japan, he spots a beautiful Japanese woman who is the concubine of a local baron. He immediately becomes obsessed. Without speaking the same language, they communicate through letters until war intervenes. Their unrequited love persists however, and Herve's wife Helene begins to suspect something is going on with her husband.
Language
:
English
General Note
:
DVD.
Rated 14A.
Based on the novel by Alessandro Baricco.
Languages: English, French.
Library | Collection | Collection | Call Number | Status |
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Carbonear (ACR) | Adult Fic DVD | Adult Fiction DVD | FIC SIL | Trace |
Conception Bay South (ACS) | Adult Fic DVD | Adult Fiction DVD | FIC SIL | Checked In |
Gander (GGR) | Adult Fic DVD | Adult Fiction DVD | FIC SIL | Checked In |