The Painted Veil

Name: The Painted Veil
Released: 2006-12-20
Cast: Naomi Watts, Edward Norton, Liev Schreiber, Toby Jones, Diana Rigg

The Painted Veil

PG-13
2h 5m
2006

74%

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Edward Norton and Naomi Watts star in W. Somerset Maugham's exotic, tragic love story The Painted Veil. 1920s Shanghai. Newlywed English couple Walter and Kitty Fane (Academy Award nominees Norton--The Illusionist, American History X and Watts--21 Grams, Mulholland Drive) have traveled to China to find purpose in their lives. Instead, they discover betrayal and estrangement. Given a chance at redemption, the couple embark on a perilous journey of self discovery deep into the heart of the Middle Kingdom. Directed by John Curran (We Don't Live Here Anymore) with a Golden Globe-winning original score by Alexandre Desplat.

Director:

John Curran

Producer:

Sara Colleton, Jean-François Fonlupt, Bob Yari, Edward Norton, Naomi Watts, Mark Gordon, John Curran, Antonia Barnard, Ron Nyswaner

Writer:

Ron Nyswaner

Cast:

Naomi Watts, Edward Norton, Liev Schreiber, Toby Jones, Diana Rigg

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

74%

Critics Consensus: Visually, The Painted Veil has all the trappings of a stuffy period drama, but Norton's and Watts's deft portrayals of imperfect, complicated characters give the film a modern-day spark.

Reviews

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