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Keira Knightley lines up novel adaptation
Published Monday, Dec 19 2005, 22:35 GMT | By Daniel Saney
Keira Knightley is to appear in an adaptation of Alessandro Baricco's best-selling novel Silk, KeiraWeb.com has revealed.
The Red Violin's Francois Girard will direct from a script he has worked on following a first draft by the novelist himself.
Baricco's novel tells the story of the unrequited love between a married silkworm smuggler and a European concubine of a baron in 19th Century Japan. Matters get more complicated when the man's wife (Knightley) begins to suspect.
Filming is expected to begin next Spring.
The Red Violin's Francois Girard will direct from a script he has worked on following a first draft by the novelist himself.
Baricco's novel tells the story of the unrequited love between a married silkworm smuggler and a European concubine of a baron in 19th Century Japan. Matters get more complicated when the man's wife (Knightley) begins to suspect.
Filming is expected to begin next Spring.
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