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Silk is the film adaptation of Italian author Alessandro Baricco's novel of the same name. It will be released in 2007 through New Line Cinema, directed by the Red Violin director, Francois Girard. The American actor Michael Pitt will star in the lead role of the French silkworm smuggler Herve Joncour and the British actress Keira Knightley will appear as the Helene, wife of Herve. Japanese actors Miki Nakatani and Koji Yakusho have also been cast. Exterior Japanese scenes will be filmed in the city of Sakata from the end of March. Keira's scenes will be filmed in Italy in April.

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The novel is the story of a married silkworm smuggler named Herve in 19th Century France travelling to Japan for his town's supply of silkworms after a disease wipes out their African supply. During his stay in Japan, he becomes obsessed with the concubine of a local baron. Their love remains secret until Herve's wife Helene becomes suspicious.

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