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The Painted Veil is a 2006 American drama film directed by John Curran. The screenplay by Ron Nyswaner is based on the 1925 novel of the same title by W. Somerset Maugham. Edward Norton, Naomi Watts, Toby Jones, Anthony Wong Chau Sang and Liev Schreiber appear in the leading roles.
Jan 19, 2007 · The Painted Veil: Directed by John Curran. With Catherine An, Bin Li, Bin Wu, Alan David. 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.
The Painted Veil is a 1925 novel by British author W. Somerset Maugham. The title is a reference to Percy Bysshe Shelley's 1824 sonnet, which begins "Lift not the painted veil which those who live / Call Life". The novel was first published in serialised form in five issues of Cosmopolitan (November 1924 – March 1925).
Dec 20, 2006 · Directed by John Curran. Drama, Romance. PG-13. 2h 5m. By Manohla Dargis. Dec. 20, 2006. It’s no surprise that one of the best scenes in the latest and third film iteration of W. Somerset Maugham’s...
Rated: C+ • Jun 10, 2008. In Theaters At Home TV Shows. Caught in an affair with another man (Liev Schreiber), a scientist's callow wife (Naomi Watts) accompanies her husband (Edward Norton) to ...
The Painted Veil. W. Somerset Maugham. 3.96. 46,102 ratings4,560 reviews. Set in England and Hong Kong in the 1920s, The Painted Veil is the story of the beautiful, but love-starved Kitty Fane. When her husband discovers her adulterous affair, he forces her to accompany him to the heart of a cholera epidemic.
Synopsis. Shortly after meeting earnest, socially awkward bacteriologist Walter Fane at a party, vivacious, vain, and vacuous London socialite Kitty Garstin enters into a loveless marriage with him at the urging of her domineering mother.
