Official Movie Website Theatrical Release 12/20/06 (LA&NY) 12/29/06 (St. Louis) 01/19/07 (Wide) Home Video Not Available MPAA Rating Rated PG-13 for some mature sexual situations, partial nudity, disturbing images and brief drug content Running Time 1 hour 30 minutes Genre Drama, Love Director John Curran Writer Ron Nyswaner Cast Naomi Watts, Edward Norton Studio Warner Independent Pictures |
THE PAINTED VEIL
SYNOPSIS
Based on the novel by W. Somerset Maugham and
set against the visually stunning backdrop of China
during one of its most dramatic periods of upheaval.
The Painted Veil tells a unique love story of an
estranged husband and wife who find redemption
and unexpected grace in a very unlikely place.
The year is 1925, and Kitty (Naomi Watts) is an
upper class London socialite closing in on an age
when a proper lady must find a husband. To remain
unwed much longer would be highly unbecoming,
not to mention humiliating for her exceedingly
socially conscious mother.
Bored with her privileged lifestyle anyway and
yearning for escape, Kitty accepts proposal of
marriage from Dr. Walter Fane (Edward Norton), a
quiet, serious bacteriologist who moves the new
couple to Shanghai.
In the strange city-which is blooming into the center
of popular culture, political intrigue and vice in
China-the Fanes venture out into British colonial
society, where they are introduced to English Vice
Consul Charles Townsend (Lieve Schreiber). While
Walter dedicated himself to his work and to his new
wife, Kitty embarks on an adulterous affair with
Charlie.
Based on the novel by W. Somerset Maugham and
set against the visually stunning backdrop of China
during one of its most dramatic periods of upheaval.
The Painted Veil tells a unique love story of an
estranged husband and wife who find redemption
and unexpected grace in a very unlikely place.
The year is 1925, and Kitty (Naomi Watts) is an
upper class London socialite closing in on an age
when a proper lady must find a husband. To remain
unwed much longer would be highly unbecoming,
not to mention humiliating for her exceedingly
socially conscious mother.
Bored with her privileged lifestyle anyway and
yearning for escape, Kitty accepts proposal of
marriage from Dr. Walter Fane (Edward Norton), a
quiet, serious bacteriologist who moves the new
couple to Shanghai.
In the strange city-which is blooming into the center
of popular culture, political intrigue and vice in
China-the Fanes venture out into British colonial
society, where they are introduced to English Vice
Consul Charles Townsend (Lieve Schreiber). While
Walter dedicated himself to his work and to his new
wife, Kitty embarks on an adulterous affair with
Charlie.
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After Walter learns of her indiscretion, he accepts a job in a remote village in China ravaged by the deadly
cholera epidemic. Seized by vengeance, he forces a despondent Kitty to accompany him.
After the Fanes arrive in the village of Mei-tan-fu, the coupe's wintry isolution continues. Kitty befriends a
neighbor, Deputy Commissioner Waddington (Toby Jones), and the emotional trappings of her former life
slowly fall away as she begins to confront the reality of her surroundings. And the human wreckage of the
cholera epidemic, which has given both spouses new purpose. Kitty and Walter discover forgiveness,
understanding, even tenderness-and rediscover each other.--©Warner Independent Pictures
cholera epidemic. Seized by vengeance, he forces a despondent Kitty to accompany him.
After the Fanes arrive in the village of Mei-tan-fu, the coupe's wintry isolution continues. Kitty befriends a
neighbor, Deputy Commissioner Waddington (Toby Jones), and the emotional trappings of her former life
slowly fall away as she begins to confront the reality of her surroundings. And the human wreckage of the
cholera epidemic, which has given both spouses new purpose. Kitty and Walter discover forgiveness,
understanding, even tenderness-and rediscover each other.--©Warner Independent Pictures