The Painted Veil (2006)
Sometimes the greatest journey is the distance between two people.
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.
Director: John Curran
Genre: Romance, Drama
Runtime: 125 min
Release Date: December 9, 2006
Cast
- Edward Norton - Dr. Walter Fane
- Naomi Watts - Kitty Fane
- Liev Schreiber - Charlie Townsend
- Toby Jones - Mr. Waddington
- Diana Rigg - Mother Superior
- Anthony Wong Chau-Sang - Colonel Yu
- Xia Yu - Wu Lien
- Juliet Howland - Dorothy Townsend
- Ian Renwick - Geoffrey Denison
- Li Bin - Te-Ming
Screenplay
- Ron Nyswaner (Screenplay)
- W. Somerset Maugham (Novel)
Music: Alexandre Desplat
Cinematography: Stuart Dryburgh
Editing: Alexandre de Franceschi
Production: Emotion Pictures, The Mark Gordon Company, Class 5 Films, Warner China Film HG Corporation, Stratus Film Co., Bob Yari Productions, The Colleton Company, Dragon Studios, Salon Films, Syndicate Films, Warner Independent Pictures, China Film Co-Production Corp.
Country: Canada, China, Hong Kong, United States of America
Language: Français, 普通话, English
Budget: $19M
Box Office: $27M
Original Language: en
Themes
Unfaithful Husband's Quest for Redemption, Forbidden Love and Passionate Affairs, Struggling to Save a Failing Marriage, Medical Drama and Hospital
Keywords
infidelity, china, based on novel or book, shanghai, china, nun, cholera, foreign aid, doctor, epidemic, convent (nunnery), loveless marriage, 1920s, bacteriologist
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is The Painted Veil about?
- 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.
- Who directed The Painted Veil?
- The Painted Veil was directed by John Curran.
- Who stars in The Painted Veil?
- The Painted Veil stars Edward Norton, Naomi Watts, Liev Schreiber, Toby Jones, Diana Rigg, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang.
- How long is The Painted Veil?
- The Painted Veil has a runtime of 2h 5m (125 minutes).
- What genre is The Painted Veil?
- The Painted Veil is a Romance, Drama film.
- What is the budget of The Painted Veil?
- The Painted Veil had a budget of $19M.
- How much did The Painted Veil gross?
- The Painted Veil grossed $27M worldwide.
- Where was The Painted Veil produced?
- The Painted Veil was produced in Canada, China, Hong Kong, United States of America.
- What are the themes of The Painted Veil?
- The themes of The Painted Veil include: Unfaithful Husband's Quest for Redemption, Forbidden Love and Passionate Affairs, Struggling to Save a Failing Marriage, Medical Drama and Hospital.