The Painted Veil (China/USA) (Warner Independent Pictures) (2006) ***1/2Year: 2006iMDB
Director: John Curran Cast: Edward Norton, Naomi Watts, Toby Jones
After marrying Dr. Walter (Norton) only to escape her family, Kitty (Watts) follows her husband to Shanghai. As they move to live in a small town, struggling with cholera and nationalist insurgence, they both re-discover each other and perhaps a sense of love.
Beautiful cinematography and great performances from the two that I consider the best actors of the current generation, make justice to Somerset Maugham's novel, balancing the personal story of the main characters and the complex social background of 1920's China, without compromising realism in favor of Hollywood cliches.
Posted by TheCasualCritic on January 24, 2007 12:01 AMComments
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