GamerTab That was an excellent one.

Btexxamar I like Black Panther, but I didn't like this movie.

PiraBit if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

Lela The tone of this movie is interesting -- the stakes are both dramatic and high, but it's balanced with a lot of fun, tongue and cheek dialogue.

SnoopyStyle Hervé Joncour (Michael Pitt) is a young Frenchman who marries Hélène (Keira Knightley) in 1862. Baldabiou (Alfred Molina) refurbishes the silk mills but needs new silkworms. Silkworms are dying all over the world, and he hires Hervé to go to Africa to retrieve the eggs. The disease has traveled to Africa and infected the eggs he brought back. Hervé has to travel to the forbidden Japanese interior to trade for some uncontaminated eggs risking his life. While in Japan, he is taken by a beautiful woman (Sei Ashina) who is the concubine of a local lord. Even when he goes back to France, he is haunted by his infatuation.Michael Pitt is sadly stiff and unemotional in this one. The story is slow, laborious and long despite its 109 minutes running time. Keira Knightley is only in the movie intermittently. Director François Girard creates a grinding plodding melodrama. He treats every frame like an oil painting. The only saving grace in this is the gorgeous locations and the beauty on the screen. This works better as a travelogue. It would be more interesting to see an actual tea ceremony.

Armand for images, performance of actors, for touching feeling and for the courage to create an adaptation to a novel of silence. because it is not far by Barricco book. and its virtue is science to suggest, to present the secret heart of beauty with grace and delicacy. to suggest, to open, to make details as steps of ladder to the heart of sad and full of force story about a mission, love and travels. a fragile world , bridge between text and film, meditation and seed of emotions. sure, the cast is remarkable. in case of Keira Knightley is not a really surprise. but Michael Pitt may be a kind of revelation. not impressive but interesting for art to give perfect nuances to his character. a beautiful movie. and a remarkable work

Enchorde Recap: A young man, Hervé, leaves the army to join the silk producing business in his home town, in 19th century France. He falls in love with a girl, Hélène, and they get married. But there is a problem with the silk worms, there is a disease spreading and they're dying. Hervé goes on a long journey to Japan to acquire some new ones. But there he meets a girl, a concubine to the baron he is dealing with, a girl he can never forget. Drawn to her he goes on more trips to Japan, but Hélène is never far from his thoughts. Can one love two women? Can Hervé find peace and happiness anywhere or is he doomed to forever long for someone else.Comments: This is a very beautiful movie. Beautiful and sensual. The main story is not the plot but the emotions Hervé is drawn between. The story is just a good excuse, and motivation, to set Hervé in the right place emotionally.Hervé goes on a lot of journeys. Journeys can often slow the pace down in a movie, but since the story is not the main attraction, that is not such a big problem. What they are though is stunningly beautiful, as Hervé passes some spectacular scenery along the way.The visual beauty, and the emotional, almost sensual feel in the movie is very well handled. And you need to appreciate such movies or themes to appreciate this movie, there is not much else. In fact the movie is a little slow, edging on a little dull sometimes. My tip is that you got something else to do while you're watching, that way you can appreciate the good points without becoming bored.The acting is very good, though that is not very surprising considering the cast includes Michael Pitt, Keira Knightley, Koja Yakusho and Alfred Molina. Sei Ashina, who plays the girl, is more of a newcomer but shows promise. That the acting is well balanced is important when the movie depends so heavily on the emotions of the characters, and it is quite successful at it. That means that Francois Girard directing is nothing short of impressive.However, this is not extremely entertaining, more like a piece of art. If you enjoy such movies, this is recommended.6/10

ryob7137 This movie was a complete train wreck, it seemed to be in shambles from the very beginning. The story was quite boring, the acting was mediocre at best, and the images were stale. Many people are saying the images were beautiful, but I would completely disagree. This film is trying to be overly artsy and ends up detracting from the potential of some of the scenes. If you are searching for a beautifully shot film, may I suggest something like House of Flying Daggers or Hero. As far as acting goes, even Keira Knightley's performance was disappointing. As seen in the Jacket, Knightley's American accent just does not seem to work and ends up being distracting from her performance, coupled with the weak script the film just begins to flop. This movie just falters on so many levels, has some serious plot holes and fails to connect on any level. I have not read the book and many people seem to say that you should read the book before watching this film, but purely as a stand alone movie this film just does not work.