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Michael Carmen PittBirth Date :
April 10, 1981Birth Place :
West Orange, New Jersey, USAClaim to fame :
As Tommy Gnosis in "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" (2001)
All About Silk
January 21, 2006 12:01:27New Line International and Picturehouse, which is the joint distribution venture between New Line and HBO Films, have acquired rights to Francois Girard's "Silk." Based on the bestseller by Alessandro Baricco, the film is slated to begin its production next month in Japan and will wrap in late May in Italy after shoots across Egypt and Asia.
Of drama romance genre, "Silk" 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.
Michael Pitt to be the Male Lead in Silk
December 22, 2005 10:12:47Following fresh from the oven news confirmed that actress Keira Knightley has signed on to play the role of Helene in the upcoming drama romance "Silk," Michael Pitt reportedly has been cast in the male lead.
Pitt will then play the role of Herve Joncour, a married silkworm smuggler 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.
