Romance ·Drama · Canada · 2006 · 2h 5m

The Painted Veil

The Painted Veil poster
Director
John Curran
Cast
Edward Norton as Dr. Walter Fane Naomi Watts as Kitty Fane Liev Schreiber as Charlie Townsend Toby Jones as Mr. Waddington Diana Rigg as Mother Superior Anthony Wong Chau-Sang as Colonel Yu
Crew
Stuart Dryburgh — Director of Photography Alexandre de Franceschi — Editor Alexandre Desplat — Original Music Composer Ron Nyswaner — Screenplay W. Somerset Maugham — Novel Sara Colleton — Producer
Tagline

Sometimes the greatest journey is the distance between two people.

Synopsis

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.

Trailer The Painted Veil — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
infidelitychinabased on novel or bookshanghai, chinanuncholeraforeign aiddoctorepidemicconvent (nunnery)loveless marriage1920s
Key Collaborators
John Curran Director Stuart Dryburgh Director of Photography Alexandre de Franceschi Editor Alexandre Desplat Original Music Composer Ron Nyswaner Screenplay W. Somerset Maugham Novel Sara Colleton Producer Jean-François Fonlupt Producer Edward Norton Producer Naomi Watts Producer Bob Yari Producer Antonia Barnard Producer
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