The Painted Veil (2018)

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Directed by

John Curran

Starring (View all)

Catherine An
Hostess

Alan David
Mr. Garstin

Marie-Laure Descoureaux
Sister St. Joseph

Sally Hawkins
Mary

Juliet Howland
Dorothy Townsend

Toby Jones
Waddington

Edward Norton
Walter Fane

Diana Rigg
Mother Superior

Written by

Ron Nyswaner
(screenplay)

W. Somerset Maugham
(novel)

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beautiful

16 years, 11 months ago at Jun 13 2:20

doudouce55

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The year is 1925. Kitty (Naomi Watts) is a naive woman, whose mother expects her to marry soon. She meets a young dull and shy man, Doctor Walter Fane (Edward Norton), a bacteriologist. They marry, and soon find themselves in China. Walter discovers Kitty's affair with a diplomat, Charles Townsend (Liev Shreiber); Walter then will force Kitty to come with her to a remote village ravaged by choler... read more

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15 years, 7 months ago at Sep 17 12:06

Lexi

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''A gripping tale of infidelity and revenge''

''A tense love story not to be missed''

A period romance of sorts based on the novel by W. Somerset Maugham. The story of a young married couple in the 1920s who marry yet don't know each other. What follows is an affair and a journey into a deadly ep... read more

A beautiful movie

13 years, 6 months ago at Nov 11 12:12

johanlefourbe

3 votes

To be honest, I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since I always had a weak spot for Edward Norton and Naomi Watts, I was quite eager to check it out. Eventually, it was basically yet another one of these interesting projects starring Norton which didn’t turn out to be so great after all. I mean, the whole thing definitely had some potential. Indeed, first of all, it was co... read more

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A British medical doctor fights a cholera epidemic in a small Chinese village, while being trapped at home in a loveless marriage to an unfaithful wife.

Release date: 19 January 2007

Tags: Romance (19), Drama (18), China (11), 2006 (9), (8), Cholera (7), Infidelity (5), Marriage (5), Doctor (5), Disease (4), 1920s (4), 2000s (4), Nun (4), Terminal Illness (4), Book (3), Road Trip (3), Imperialism (3), Orphanage (3), Epidemic (3)

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