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Genres:
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Drama /
Romance /
Music
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Release:
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Director:
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John Curran
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Actors:
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Edward Norton,
Diana Rigg,
Catherine An,
Bin Li,
Bin Wu,
Marie-Laure Descoureaux,
Juliet Howland,
Lorraine Laurence,
Johnny Lee,
Li Feng,
Gesang Meiduo,
Yin Qing,
Ian Renwick,
Cheng Shihan,
Alan David,
Sally Hawkins,
Toby Jones,
Naomi Watts,
Liev Schreiber,
Anthony Wong Chau-Sang
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Duration:
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125 min.
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Rating:
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(7.6/10)202
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Plot Summary:
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Caught in an affair with another man (Liev Schreiber), a scientist's guileless old lady (Naomi Watts) accompanies her hubby (Edward Norton) to mainland China in the 1920s to misunderstanding a cholera general. There, she embarks on a journey of self-discovery that leads to an unexpected unexpected at redemption.
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Painted Veil, The
Carina ChocanoThe Painted Veil is a story of gruesome revenge exacted with bloodcurdling politeness. Other things happen in it too. There is growth and redemption, incredible scenery and beautiful piano solos. But a mild-mannered English bacteriologist who drags his frivolous young wife to a remote Chinese village in the grips of a cholera epidemic as payback for her affair with a vice consul ??? it's just the kind of story that naturally pricks up the ear.
Which is why it's strange that in bringing W. Somerset Maugham's intensely psychological novel to the screen for the third time (the first two adaptations starred Greta Garbo, in 1934, and Eleanor Parker, in a 1957 stinker called The Seventh Sin), director John Curran and screenwriter Ron Nyswaner remain at a Brit...
Gripping,moving, beautiful...Words fail me in describing this masterpiece
It is rare these days, to see a movie that concentrates so implicitly on character and plot development, that it cannot fail but to grab the viewers' attention completely. The pace of the film was perfect. The film addresses the story from a historical point when the British were in China and there was plenty of unrest afoot. But the film makers spared no expense in unravelling a really humane, moving story between two people. The lead characters were well cast and did justice to the characters of the wronged, Dr.Fane (Norton)and his adulterous wife, Kitty (Watts).What makes this story so beautiful and endearing is that it takes the viewer on a scenic journey of two people's life: starting with a loveless marriage, adultery, and the backlash of adultery (Dr. Fane deciding to end...
Behind the Veil
As the starting credits roll and I see that not only are Naomi Watts and Edward Norton starring in this movie, they also produced it. My heart sinks as several previous examples of vanity projects flit through my mind. Thankfully I most pleasantly surprised. The Painted Veil is a long, cool drink of water. If you will forgive me labouring the metaphor: though indeed long and cool, like such a drink, it is also refreshing. Reminiscent of films not often made anymore, such as Out of Africa, this is a cinematically beautiful, poignant tale of love, betrayal and the consequences of both. Although I would agree there is a distantness both in performance and presentation, this is just as it ought to be and reflects the quiet intensity of our leads’ struggle and the repressive social conform...
Painted Veil, The
Edward Norton and Naomi Watts star in this dramatic art about rediscovering love.
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