Silk
2007 · 107 MIN · IMDB 5.8 · 11,883 VOTES · DIR. François Girard
Overview
French silkworm trader Hervé is married to the beautiful Hélène. When an outbreak of disease ravages European silkworms, Hervé must travel to Japan to retrieve healthy eggs. After a long journey, Hervé finally arrives at a village where he can buy them. He becomes infatuated with a young concubine and goes to great lengths to see her again. But, when war breaks out in Japan, the concubine flees, forcing Hervé to return home to his wife.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,046 lines
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00:01:38 [birds calling]
00:05:11 I'm sorry, your honor.
00:07:22 Half the silkworms are either sick or dead.
00:10:14 But back at the village
00:12:47 We're interested in making silk, not buying it.
00:16:31 [paper rustles]
00:21:52 [speaking Japanese]
00:28:46 Helene: You're back.
00:31:12 That was quite a blow.
00:34:23 your aubergines this summer.
00:40:32 I wanted you to see this place.
00:45:20 [conversations in Japanese]
00:52:38 She did not.
00:56:32 Please.
01:00:33 Thank you.
01:03:00 Very few people have seen it with their own eyes
01:09:09 [Hervé speaking Japanese]
01:13:05 [chimes tinkling]
01:18:18 If things continue like this, we'll all starve.
01:21:38 "Your body over me...
01:25:12 Now, sometimes it may seem like numbers keep their secrets.
01:29:59 Hervé: She died in late April...
01:34:55 Ludovic.
01:43:55 Subtitles extracted by LeapinLar
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,046
Dialogue density9.8 lines / min
First line00:01:38
Final line01:43:55
Production Record
DirectorFrançois Girard
LanguageEnglish
Budget$20,000,000
IMDb votes11,883