Silk

1819 School Girl Silk Embroidered Picture from ROADSHOW's Special: Forever Young

Appraisal: Late 19th C. Persian Tabriz Silk Rug, from Des Moines Hour 2

'Colorful Realm,' 18th Century Japanese Silk Paintings Make Rare U.S. Appearance

Appraisal: 1811 American Silk-on-Silk Embroidery, from Biloxi Hour 2

In a preview from Hartford, Titi Halle appraises an elegant pair of a lady's silk shoes.

Appraisal: Silk Kashan Rug, ca. 1920, from Pittsburgh Hour 1

Appraisal: Silk Persian Tabriz Rug, ca. 1890, from Tulsa Hour 3

Along the Silk Road looks at how the Philippines Diaspora is helping that country's economy

From the director of The Joy Luck Club, and based on the best-selling novel, comes a timeless portrait of female friendship. Centuries ago, two ?sworn sisters? are isolated by their families, but stay connected through a secret language written in the folds of a white silk fan. Now in modern-day Shanghai, their descendents must draw inspiration from the past as they struggle to maintain their own eternal bond in the face of life's complications. What unfolds are two stories, generations apart, but everlasting in their universal notion of love, hope and friendship.

You'd think chilled borscht pulses in her veins. She's Nina Yoshenka, a lovely yet severe Soviet envoy sent to Paris to rescue wayward comrades from the perils of champagne and capitalism. But there may be a thaw in Nina's cold war. She meets Steve Canfield, a smoothly brash American who won't take nyet for an answer.

Based on the number one international bestselling novel by Alessandro Baricco, Silk is a sweeping romantic drama about a young military officer sent on a perilous mission to Japan, separating him for months on end from his lovely, devoted schoolteacher wife. A film of painterly beauty and ravishing romance, Silk is a historically rapturous epic romance of east meets west.

Along the Silk Road looks at how India and Pakistan are trading goods across the most guarded border in the world.