The Painted Veil

The Painted Veil

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Romance Drama

Sometimes the greatest journey is the distance between two people.

Director: John Curran

Producer: Bob Yari, Naomi Watts, Edward Norton, Antonia Barnard, Ming Beaver Kwei, Jean-François Fonlupt, Yasmine Golchan, Sara Colleton, Wang Hong

A British medical doctor fights a cholera outbreak in a small Chinese village, while also being trapped at home in a loveless marriage to an unfaithful wife.

125 min Rating: 7.247/10 Released

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Top Cast

Edward Norton

Edward Norton

Dr. Walter Fane

Naomi Watts

Naomi Watts

Kitty Fane

Liev Schreiber

Liev Schreiber

Charlie Townsend

Toby Jones

Mr. Waddington

Diana Rigg

Mother Superior

Anthony Wong Chau-Sang

Anthony Wong Chau-Sang

Colonel Yu

Movie Info

Director: John Curran

Producer: Bob Yari, Naomi Watts, Edward Norton, Antonia Barnard, Ming Beaver Kwei, Jean-François Fonlupt, Yasmine Golchan, Sara Colleton, Wang Hong

Production Companies: Emotion Pictures, The Mark Gordon Company, Class 5 Films, Warner China Film HG Corporation, Stratus Film Co., Bob Yari Productions, The Colleton Company, Dragon Studios, Salon Films, Syndicate Films, Warner Independent Pictures, China Film Co-Production Corp.

Countries: Canada, China, Hong Kong, United States of America

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What Others Said

Peter McGinn: This movie seemed vaguely familiar to my wife like we had seen it before, but it all seemed new to me when we recently watched it. We both enjoyed it. I wasn’t concerned when a few reviews remarked that it moved slowly, as we have always appreciated movies that build a quiet story carefully, and mostly this one did that. My only criticism is that at the outset of the movie, I didn’t quite believe that Walter was in love with Kitty. He said he was, but I wonder if a scene or two showing him falling for her ended up on the cutting room floor. He merely seemed to stalk her around the party and want to marry her before he left for China. Similarly, Kitty falling for Charlie didn’t seem well constructed. It felt like one scene they stared at each other, flirted a bit, and the next scene they are in bed. But once I suspended that bit of disbelief, the film was great. Gradually Kitty develops as a character, and her marriage begins to be rebuilt from the rubble of her earlier actions. The final scene, a few years after the action in the bulk of the movie, brings the story full circle in a satisfying manner. All around a fine movie well worth watching patiently.

badelf: I enjoyed this film a good more than I expected I would, based on the poor critical response and so-so viewer scores. Fortunately, Norton and Watts saved the film by turning in phenomenal performances. The real problem is that we never get totally invested in the characters. Nevertheless, The Painted Veil is a real love story.