The Painted Veil (2006)

Directed by:
John Curran

Written by:
W. Somerset Maugham
Ron Nyswaner

Plot:
Based on the 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 (Edward Norton), a middle class doctor and Kitty (Naomi Watts), 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.

Genres: Drama / Romance
Countries: China / United States
Languages: English / French / Mandarin
Runtime: 125

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Cast:

Liev Schreiber... Charlie Townsend

Edward Norton... Walter Fane

Naomi Watts... Kitty Fane

Toby Jones... Waddington

Anthony Wong Chau-Sang... Colonel Yu

Diana Rigg... Mother Superior

Juliet Howland... Dorothy Townsend

Sally Hawkins... Mary

Zoe Telford... Leona

Maggie Steed... Mrs. Garstin

Alan David... Mr. Garstin

Marie-Laure Descoureaux... Sister St. Joseph