The Painted Veil (20-Dec-2006)
Director: John Curran Writer: Ron Nyswaner From novel by: W. Somerset Maugham Music by: Alexandre Desplat Producers: Sara Colleton; Jean-Francois Fonlupt; Bob Yari; Edward Norton; Naomi Watts Keywords: Romantic Drama, China A British doctor struggles with his faltering marriage while attempting to neutralize a cholera outbreak in a Chinese village.
ABSTRACT Walter Fane is a middle-class doctor making his trade studying infectious diseases in 1920s-era Great Britain; Kitty is his lover and eventual wife, an upper-crust socialite who cheats on him with diplomat Charlie Townsend after the couple move to Shanghai. Enraged by his wife's infidelity, Walter takes a job in a remote village decimated by an ongoing cholera epidemic, endangering Kitty's life as he plunges headfirst into the riskiest endeavor of his career.
CAST Naomi Watts | ... Kitty Fane | Edward Norton | ... Walter Fane | | Liev Schreiber | ... Charlie Townsend | Toby Jones | ... Waddington | Diana Rigg | ... Mother Superior | | Catherine An | ... Hostess | Li Bin | ... Te-Ming | Wu Bin | ... Student 1 | Alan David | ... Mr. Garstin | Marie-Laure Descoureaux | ... Sister St. Joseph | Sally Hawkins | ... Mary | Juliet Howland | ... Dorothy Townsend | Lorraine Laurence | ... Sister Maryse | Johnny Lee | ... Angry Chinese Man | Feng Li | ... Sung Ching | Gesang Meiduo | ... Amah | Yin Qing | ... Student 2 | Ian Rennick | ... Geoffrey Denison | Cheng Shihan | ... Warlord Kwei | Liang Sijie | ... Student 3 | Maggie Steed | ... Mrs. Garstin | Henry Sylow | ... Walter Junior | Zoe Telford | ... Leona | Lucy Voller | ... Doris Garstin | Anthony Wong Chau-Sang | ... Col. Yu | Lu Yan | ... Wan Xi | Xia Yu | ... Wu Lien | Ma Yun | ... Student 4 | Lin Zheng | ... Chinese Opera Star | | Singing Orphans | Yao Tian Hua | ... Singing Orphan | Wu Di | ... Singing Orphan | Lui Yue Qi | ... Singing Orphan | Li Zhuo Er | ... Singing Orphan | Hu Jia Yi | ... Singing Orphan | Guo Yu Tong | ... Singing Orphan | Zhao Wei Xin | ... Singing Orphan | Chen Xi | ... Singing Orphan | Shi Tong Xuan | ... Sinfing Orphan | Tang Yu Xin | ... Singing Orphan | Gao Qiao Jia Li | ... Singing Orphan | Cheng Yu Yang | ... Singing Orphan | Guo Jia Hui | ... Singing Orphan | Huang Yi Yuan | ... Singing Orphan | Xu Shu Hao | ... Singing Orphan | Fei Yue | ... Singing Orphan | Meng Ting Yu | ... Singing Orphan | Cheng Zhu Yue | ... Singing Orphan | Gao Qiao Ming Fang | ... Singing Orphan | Tan Ya Zuo | ... Singing Orphan | | Businessmen in Colony Club | John Cann | ... Businessman in Colony Club | Maurice Herschtal | ... Businessman in Colony Club | Bill Marcus | ... Businessman in Colony Club | Shobauro Hiratsuka | ... Businessman in Colony Club |
REVIEWS Review by Anonymous (posted on 17-Aug-2007) "The Painted Veil" is an extremely unique movie. I have never seen a love story like it before, and I was very happy with its deviance from traditional love stories. As a theatre major, one thing especially stood out to me while watching this movie: the fact that at several points in the movie I had absolutely no idea what was going to happen. I don't mean this to sound cocky at all, but the fact is that anybody who deals with stories finds themselves pretty easily "knowing" what's going to be the outcome of situations in movies, oftentimes, even the entire movie itself. But this was not the case for me with "The Painted Veil". The characters are so alive that it made the story alive, and therefore, unpredictable. I also greatly appreciated the way the director chose to make the love scenes: neither porno nor trying to show as much as possible while keeping the rating below R, the director made the love scenes some of the most sensual and creatively inspiring ones that I have ever seen. I definitely recommend anyone to watch this movie. And the great thing is, it is suitable for kids to watch, and more than satisfying for adults.
Review by Joyce Link (posted on 27-Sep-2008) I saw this movie prior to reading the book. I knew it was a period piece and I was looking at the actors and how they portrayed the characters. I thought Edward Norton and Naomi Watts were excellent in their portrayal.They WERE Walter and Kitty Fane. The movie may have seemed slow to others but I needed the time to absorb the nuances of the film. Diana Rigg was a great surprise in her role as the Mother Superior. I was not aware it was her doing the acting for the part for several minutes. I have since read the book and watched the movie several times. The book and the movie have become part of my library of favorites. If I had to choose, the movie would be my preference.
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