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It is hard to believe a film that employs the acknowledged talents and charms of Ms. Knightly could manage to be as dull, trite and devoid of impetus as this disaster. The plot wanders aimlessly back and forth across the wastes of Siberia, and from one improbable assumption to another...for instance, given France's far flung Empire at the time, with secure maritime routes across the Indian Ocean and Asia right up to Japan's doorstep,why on earth is our hero trudging through Siberian icescapes to get there? I mean, on the way back you could assume I suppose the eggs needed refrigeration, but other than that it's just plain silly.
In most cases of pretentious B-movie drivel, the presence of a lovely and talented actress such as Keira Knightly acts as a sort of consolation prize. No such luck: she somnambulates through this train wreck as though she herself finds it hard to accept that she is really a part of the fiasco.
I can empathize. I can't believe I bought this DVD!
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As a contemporary Asian-American woman, I was disgusted by the portrayal of "white man fantasy for exotic/passive Asian concubine," one who needed "saving" from the "controlling Asian male" warlord, and Herve's obsession or fetish with that subservient Asian girl he barely knew while he had a beautiful/patient/devoted wife waiting for him at home. The scene where she undresses for Herve makes her seem even more like more of a commodity or prostitute. Notwithstanding, the only other major Asian female role was an expensive Japanese prostitute in Europe. It seems to be some nostalgic tribute to the ways of the past. Perhaps it would be less stereotypical and more insightful if the Asian characters had been better developed, like in Memoirs of a Geisha. This movie was extremely slow--maybe we Americans don't have that kind of patience for this--and the undeveloped story required so much reading between the lines that I still don't totally get it. I can understand this sort of media back in the early 1900s when Asian women were exotic dragon ladies and the like, but I thought we've gone much farther beyond that by now. I was hoping for a beautiful, thoughtful movie but ended up disappointed with the trite stereotypes.
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"Silk" is like a soufflé; gorgeous to gaze at, but light and insubstantial. A lack of a real dramatic 'core', and the leaden performance of Michael Pitt in the lead, offsets some of the most breathtaking images of Europe and Asia I've seen in recent years.
The plot involves a young Frenchman's quest to bring black market silkworm eggs back to France, before Japan was opened to the West. Newly married to his lifelong sweetheart (Keira Knightley, who is quite good), he finds himself smitten by a beautiful Japanese concubine (Sei Ashina), who, despite never consummating with, he fantasizes about, on the basis of a note in Japanese, which hints she harbors the same feelings toward him.
Thus hangs the 'drama', and on the basis of his lifelong guilt over this unrequited love, we are to feel an emotional attachment to the Frenchman. Sadly, I couldn't, as Pitt's one-note portrayal offered little to sympathize with. I found myself wishing that James Mcavoy had been cast, as he could have provided the kind of depth the role required.
Several good actors are wasted, particularly Alfred Molina, as the visionary who arranges the earthworm missions; the story's failure certainly defeats the fabulous cinematography, as well.
"Silk" offers far more than it delivers!
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I was unable to view this film because the DVD, once it had run through the previews of coming attractions, would hang when the play option was chosen from the main menu. Thinking I may simply have had a defective disk, I requested a replacement and the same problem presented itself with the replacement disk. I ordered Ang Lee's Lust/Caution at the same time and had no problem viewing that disk. I must surmise that the whole production run of this disk is defective.
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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.
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