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The Painted Veil

- Sometimes the greatest journey is the distance between two people.

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.

Release Date : 2006-12-09

Language :FrenchMandarinEnglish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Emotion PicturesThe Mark Gordon CompanyClass 5 FilmsWarner China Film HG CorporationStratus Film Co.Bob Yari ProductionsThe Colleton CompanyDragon StudiosSalon FilmsSyndicate FilmsWarner Independent PicturesChina Film Co-Production Corp.

Production Country : CanadaChinaHong KongUnited States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Edward Norton

Character Name : Dr. Walter Fane

Original Name : Edward Norton

Gender : Male

Naomi Watts

Character Name : Kitty Fane

Original Name : Naomi Watts

Gender : Female

Liev Schreiber

Character Name : Charlie Townsend

Original Name : Liev Schreiber

Gender : Male

Toby Jones

Character Name : Mr. Waddington

Original Name : Toby Jones

Gender : Male

Diana Rigg

Character Name : Mother Superior

Original Name : Diana Rigg

Gender : Female

Anthony Wong

Character Name : Colonel Yu

Original Name : 黃秋生

Gender : Male

Yu Xia

Character Name : Wu Lien

Original Name : 夏雨

Gender : Male

Juliet Howland

Character Name : Dorothy Townsend

Original Name : Juliet Howland

Gender : Female

Ian Renwick

Character Name : Geoffrey Denison

Original Name : Ian Renwick

Gender : Male

Li Bin

Character Name : Te-Ming

Original Name : 李滨

Gender : Female

Zoe Telford

Character Name : Leona

Original Name : Zoe Telford

Gender : Female

Marie-Laure Descoureaux

Character Name : Sister St. Joseph

Original Name : Marie-Laure Descoureaux

Gender : Female

Lorraine Laurence

Character Name : Sister Maryse

Original Name : Lorraine Laurence

Gender : Male

Maggie Steed

Character Name : Mrs. Garstin

Original Name : Maggie Steed

Gender : Female

Li Feng

Character Name : Sung Ching

Original Name : Li Feng

Gender : Male

Yan Lü

Character Name : Wan Xi

Original Name : Yan Lü

Gender : Female

Catherine An

Character Name : Hostess

Original Name : Catherine An

Gender : Female

Bill Marcus

Character Name : Businessman in Colony Club

Original Name : Bill Marcus

Gender : Male

Maurice Herschtal

Character Name : Businessman in Colony Club

Original Name : Maurice Herschtal

Gender : Male

Shobauro Hiratsuka

Character Name : Businessman in Colony Club

Original Name : Shobauro Hiratsuka

Gender : Male

John Cann

Character Name : Businessman in Colony Club

Original Name : John Cann

Gender : Male

Yin Qing

Character Name : Student 2

Original Name : Yin Qing

Gender : Male

Alan David

Character Name : Mr. Garstin

Original Name : Alan David

Gender : Male

Sally Hawkins

Character Name : (Credited but deleted)

Original Name : Sally Hawkins

Gender : Female

Reviews

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Peter McGinn

@narrator56

2021-06-23

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.

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badelf

@badelf

2022-09-21

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.