The Painted Veil

2006
PG-13
2h 5m

IMDb RATING

7.4/10

97K

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Dr Walter gets married to the beautiful Kitty but soon finds out that she is cheating on him. Battling his way through problems, he heads to China to fight a dreaded disease spread in a smal... Read allDr Walter gets married to the beautiful Kitty but soon finds out that she is cheating on him. Battling his way through problems, he heads to China to fight a dreaded disease spread in a small village.Dr Walter gets married to the beautiful Kitty but soon finds out that she is cheating on him. Battling his way through problems, he heads to China to fight a dreaded disease spread in a small village.

Director
- John Curran
Writers
- Ron Nyswaner
- W. Somerset Maugham
Stars

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IMDb RATING

7.4/10

97K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

1,946

228

Director
- John Curran
Writers
- Ron Nyswaner
- W. Somerset Maugham
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 11 wins & 13 nominations

Trivia
Edward Norton personally recruited Naomi Watts for her role in this movie.

Goofs
During the love scene between Kitty And Walter, Kitty takes Walter's shirt off while they are kissing. In the next shot, Walter has his shirt back on and in the shot after that, when they are falling onto the bed, he has the shirt off again.

Quotes
Walter Fane: It was silly of us to look for qualities in each other that we never had.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert: The Painted Veil/Miss Potter/Perfume: The Story of a Murderer/Notes on a Scandal/The Curse of the Golden Flower/Pan's Labyrinth (2007)

Soundtracks
Gnossienne No. 1
Written by Erik Satie
Licensed by BMG Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd

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Review

Featured review

9/10

A complex, moody film that draws you in on many levels and does not let go

Set in China in the 1920s during a cholera epidemic and the nationalist uprising, the film explores the stormy relationship of a dry British doctor and his seemingly incompatible fun-loving wife. They interact with engaging characters that include French nuns, British expatriates and a Chinese doctor and military officer. The tension is increased by the ever-present threat of death from the epidemic and the political and military unrest that is about to explode. The film is shot with a hazy green look that makes the lush Chinese countryside even more mysterious and beautiful. The film is accompanied by well-chosen music with a particularly gripping main theme by Satie. Norton and Watts do a splendid job in the leading roles.