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Movie Reviews of Silk
Movie Review: My beloved....do not be afraid.....
Summary: 5 Stars
"Silk" is by far, the best love story to be filmed thus far. Michael Pitt and Keira Knightley are fantastic. This film is a stunning adaptation of Alessandro Baricco's novel.
The question is, did she know of her husband's infidelities, half a world away? Or was he just deluding himself, believing that a Warlord's concubine would place herself in that much peril, by corresponding with him? These questions are answered, and more, so deftly and passionately, that it is difficult not to be moved by this film.
The story concerns the "beginning" of the Silk Trade with Japan, some years before it was to be made official. Herve' Joncours (Michael Pitt) is contracted to go to Japan, illegally, to procure silkworm eggs, for the manufacture of silk, which is becoming the height of fashion in Europe. His relationship with smugglers in Japan is becoming more of a draw for Herve' than the eggs. He meets a concubine of the local warlord, and his loyalties and love are tested, as he is drawn to this mysterious woman, who he cannot possibly have.
On his return to Europe, he finds it difficult to resume his marital "duties". It is by his own ingeniuity, that he is instrumental in keeping his village from starving, when the silk trade dies. He is haunted by a letter, written in Japanese, that is translated for him, but by whose hand? Why?
The casting was superb, as were the sets and settings. You are convincingly transported back to the mid-1800's. Michael Pitt and Keira Knightley are fast becoming accomplished actors. The period was correct, for Japan was just coming to grips with the "modern era", and the Samurai period was to end. "Silk" is a superb achievement. Plunk it in your DVD player, relax and enjoy this most excellent of stories.
Movie Review: Love and temptation
Summary: 5 Stars
I have seen a play production of "Silk" in Chicago's Goodman Theatre last year. It was wonderfully done and it was only natural to check out the film based on the same bestselling story. This is sophisticated love story of a young man who leaves his bride in France, while he is on the quest to find healthy silk worms in remote Japan. It is 1800s and silk worms are still sold in secret. Trip to retrieve them is full of dangers. One has to fight greed, tribal wars, hostile climate and unexpected infatuation with a young concubine of the local warlord. The exotic people, culture and nature are perfect setting for two strangers from different continets and no language in common to fall for each other. Our young adventurer Herve is smitten by a quiet beauty of the concubine and her exquisite manners during tea ceremony and her other duties she is expected to perform. While Herve is loyal to his beautiful wife Helene, his desire for the concubine is making him miserable. What he cannot have is what he wants and unfulfilled desire is tearing him apart. I must say that the slowness of story is more suited for the theatre than for the film, but the emotioanl charge of the story itself is just as equally powerful. I have enjoyed this film and would recommend it with an understanding that this film may not be to everyone's taste. One must pay close attention to the words as it is thru words, not action, that one understands the true relationship between Herve and Helene.Movie Review: Implications of Desire
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a cinematic masterpiece -- the music, the scenery, the absolutely perfectly choreographed interactions of the characters (themselves beautiful and unpretentious in their portrayals)...the subtext is rich and multi-layered -- we are given an opportunity to see how desire, in its many forms, affects individuals and others around them -- how it informs and how it inspires and at times, controls us obsessively, even blinding us from the realities that are before us -- for many reasons. If you're patient, attentive, and open to the nuances that abound, this is a rewarding, rich film that is at times brutally candid and at others, dreamily opulent with wonder. One of my new favorites...I was captivated until the last note of the soundtrack was played.Movie Review: A quiet , visually stunning gift of Love
Summary: 5 Stars
This Italian-Japanese production is a quiet and visually beautiful tale of Love. This a movie for those that appreciate the power of the unspoken. Stunning cinematography, and tender and graceful music by Ryuichi Sakamoto. A film to be felt on many levels. Like a fine piece of classical music, each instrument (person/character) had a specific role to play in experiencing its message. There are no hero's or villians here. While this film may be considered too slow for some, it is a welcome change from the frantic, action-driven pace of most films of today.Movie Review: A NICE CHANGE OF PACE
Summary: 5 Stars
This slow-moving, romantic tale may not contain a lot of conflict (read dramantic interest) but it sumptuously explores two worlds, France and Japan of the nineteenth century. For those who enjoy languid, atmospheric films on occasion or maybe a well-made, life-as-lived historical piece, then SILK is for you. SILK is certainly a change of pace from the many movies loaded with violence and dripping with message. Beware: This viewer found the ending required multiple kleenex tissues.