I had the chance and honor to see a showing a Silk today, one week before is world premiere in Toronto..
Silk is a movie about feelings. Feelings from the hearth of course, but also feelings of the senses. The film wants the immerse his viewers into the feelings of the adventurous merchant Hervé Joncour. To accomplish that, Girard chose to make very long and slow scenes all about details and little things. Small drips of water in the bath, long pouring of tea in a very small cup... By spending so much time on creating this universe of sensuality, the movie omit to explains a lot of the "Whys" and "hows" of the storyline. Also, since we really follow the story trough Joncour eyes, all the things that he don't knows or don't understand, we don't either.
On the positive side, the film is beautiful. Really, really gorgeous. From the little village in France to the even smaller village in Japan, Joncour travels are sumptuous. The mountains, the hot source of water, the passing boat, the Japanese (sic) girl, Keira knightley body, everything is a feast for the eyes. So in a way, we don't have any problems getting Hervé exterior feelings.
The problems comes from getting Hervé interior feelings. He says at one point that he is torn apart.. well i didn't feel it. Not that the actor are not good.. its just that they don't let us go inside them.. care for them.
Anyway.. i gave it 6 stars...
Silk is a movie about feelings. Feelings from the hearth of course, but also feelings of the senses. The film wants the immerse his viewers into the feelings of the adventurous merchant Hervé Joncour. To accomplish that, Girard chose to make very long and slow scenes all about details and little things. Small drips of water in the bath, long pouring of tea in a very small cup... By spending so much time on creating this universe of sensuality, the movie omit to explains a lot of the "Whys" and "hows" of the storyline. Also, since we really follow the story trough Joncour eyes, all the things that he don't knows or don't understand, we don't either.
On the positive side, the film is beautiful. Really, really gorgeous. From the little village in France to the even smaller village in Japan, Joncour travels are sumptuous. The mountains, the hot source of water, the passing boat, the Japanese (sic) girl, Keira knightley body, everything is a feast for the eyes. So in a way, we don't have any problems getting Hervé exterior feelings.
The problems comes from getting Hervé interior feelings. He says at one point that he is torn apart.. well i didn't feel it. Not that the actor are not good.. its just that they don't let us go inside them.. care for them.
Anyway.. i gave it 6 stars...