# Silk (2007)

> A French silk smuggler’s journeys to Japan awaken a forbidden, wordless obsession that strains his marriage.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/8767

## Facts

- Runtime: 107 min
- Genres: Drama, Romance
- Director: François Girard
- Cast: Keira Knightley, Michael Pitt, Alfred Molina, Koji Yakusho, Sei Ashina, Miki Nakatani, Kenneth Welsh, Callum Keith Rennie
- TMDB rating: 5.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0494834/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: slow
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Mood: melancholic, sensuous, contemplative, quiet evening, literary romance night

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- [The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981)](https://ember.film/movie/7179)
- [The Pillow Book (1995)](https://ember.film/movie/15750)
- [Japanese Story (2003)](https://ember.film/movie/7764)
- [Love and Honor (2006)](https://ember.film/movie/12377)
- [By the Sea (2015)](https://ember.film/movie/195913)
- [Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)](https://ember.film/movie/1277)
- [The Aftermath (2019)](https://ember.film/movie/292394)
- [The Twilight Samurai (2002)](https://ember.film/movie/7141)
- [The Last Mistress (2007)](https://ember.film/movie/1361)
- [I Want You (1998)](https://ember.film/movie/21869)

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