ARP wraps itself in 'Silk'

Source: Cannes Brief
By PATRICK FRATER
Guisi" (Silk), the Taiwanese sci-fi thriller that gets an Official Selection midnight screening on Wednesday, has secured a key French license deal with ARP Releasing.
Handled by its production company, Taipei-based CMC, "Silk" was previously sold to distribs in Germany and Singapore/Malaysia.

Out of Competition: "Silk" by Chao Pin Su

24/05/2006
Source: Cannes Festival Official Site
Presented out of competition, Silk by Chao Pin Su is a suspense film in which a team of scientists succeeds in capturing the energy of a child ghost, thanks to the cube invented by the brilliant Hashimoto. The child, isolated in a deserted apartment, mumbles incomprehensible words. Hashimoto enlists the agent Ye, who reads lips and discovers that the child can reveal to us not only the secrets of life but also those of life after death.

Silk Cannes Press Conference

24/05/2006
Source: Cannes Festival Official Site
On the occasion of the press conference for Silk, presented out of competition, the entire crew fielded questions from journalists. Among those present: director Chao Pin Su, actors Karena Lam, Barbie Hsu and Cheng Chang, as well as producer Ming Tu. Highlights.
On the belief in ghosts:Chao Pin Su: "Even if I live in Asia, where everybody believes in ghosts, where the living 'live' with them, I in no way believe in them."Barbie Hsu: "I've believed in ghosts ever since I was a kid. At the outset, I was even afraid of reading the script. Then, I confided it to my sister who assured me that it was a good story with certain limits. Sometimes, it was difficult on the shoot, notably for the scene where I wear a lot of make-up. I had stomach cramps and a little fever. My mother told me it was just fatigue and not the resentment of a ghost."