Author: Michael Pitt
Format: NTSC
Release Date: 22-05-2012
Details: Based on the Alessandro Baricco's novel this is the story of a married silkworm smuggler, Herve Joncour, in 19th Century France who travels to Japan to collect his clandestine cargo. While there he spots a beautiful European woman, the concubine of a local baron, with whom he becomes obsessed. Without speaking the same language, they communicate through letters until war intervenes. Their unrequited love persists however, and Herve's wife Helene begins to suspect.
UPC: 065935814405
EAN: 0065935814405
Languages: French
Binding: DVD
Item Condition: New