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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 0012569585577
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Surround Sound, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: May 08, 2007
Running Time: 125 minutes
Sales Rank: 1559
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: January 19, 2007
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Editorial Review:
Description:
Based on the classic novel by W. Somerset Maugham, "The Painted Veil" is a love story set in the 1920s that tells the story of a young English couple, Walter, a middle class doctor and Kitty, an upper-class woman, who get married for the wrong reasons and relocate to Shanghai, where she falls in love with someone else. When he uncovers her infidelity, in an act of vengeance, he accepts a job in a remote village in China ravaged by a deadly epidemic, and takes her along. Their journey brings meaning to their relationship and gives them purpose in one of the most remote and beautiful places on earth.
Amazon.com:
Produced by Edward Norton and Naomi Watts, The Painted Veil works well as a movie--even better as an actor's showcase. The year is 1925. When her domineering mother pressures her to marry, Kitty (Watts) settles for shy bacteriologist Walter (Norton). Then Walter is transferred from London to Shanghai and the lonely and bored Kitty drifts into an affair with married diplomat Charlie (Liev Schreiber). When Walter finds out, he makes a startling proposition: either Kitty accompanies him to the cholera-infested countryside or he'll divorce her. With no other prospects, she comes along on what looks like a double-suicide mission. Based on the novel by W. Somerset Maugham, The Painted Veil was adapted by Philadelphia's Ron Nyswaner (who knows a little something about infectious diseases). As two previous versions made little impact--despite Garbo's presence in the 1934 melodrama--John Curran's film is sure to stand as definitive. Interestingly, Norton, who studied Chinese history at Yale, chose Watts as his co-star, while Watts chose Curran, for whom she appeared in 2004's underrated We Don't Live Here Anymore. Filmed on location, the handsome production is, in many respects, just as old-fashioned as its source material--sex is merely suggested and Kitty is shocked that their English neighbor (Toby Jones) has a Chinese lover--but the ending packs a feminist twist. Mostly though, The Painted Veil is about the acting, and Watts and Norton, along with Diana Rigg as a disillusioned Mother Superior, have rarely been better. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
Average Rating: 
Rating:
- Beautiful FilmI loved this book and I loved this movie. Yes, the film does not adhere strictly to the book but I thought it was beautiful in its own right. Perfect cast, gorgeous cinematography, and a moving study of love, hate and forgiveness. One of my favorite movies.
Rating:
- A beautiful love story...It's been a while since I watched this, but I can remember enough to tell you that it's a wonderful movie. Full of lust, betrayal, forgiveness, love, passion and sorrow. It's the best kind of love story as you get to watch two people's hearts open up and grow for each other. Naomi Watts is beautiful and Ed Norton is equally handsome and sexy. This movie will move you and make you laugh and cry.
Rating:
- A GemIt is an absolutely wonderful movie. It's not for everyone, only those who like a character driven story measuredly unfolding in front of their eyes. It is romantic, but unsentimental, smart, has depth and texture. Every aspect of the movie is perfectly done.
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- a lesson in forgivenessThe Painted Veil is truly a lesson in forgiveness. As the couple is full of resentment and hurt, they see each in other in a different light after traveling abroad. The doctor brings out the best in his wife, and the wife sees how dedicated and loving he is. Their love grows as time passes. It's inspiring and moving. The scenery is simple and beautiful.
Rating:
- Good!!My 2 friends that I purchased this movie for loved it. They thought it was very good.
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