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Michael Pitt joins Keira Knightley

Published Wednesday, Dec 21 2005, 10:54 GMT | By Daniel Saney
Michael Pitt is to join Keira Knightley in the adaptation of Alessandro Baricco's novel Silk.

According to KeiraWeb.com, Pitt has taken the male lead in the movie as Herve Joncour, a married silkworm smuggler who becomes obsessed with a European concubine on a business trip to Japan. After his return to France, the pair's long-distance unrequited love continues and Herve's wife (Knightley) begins to suspect.

Francois Girard is directing from his own screenplay, based on a previous script by author Baricco.
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