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The Painted Veil (2006) -- 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.
The Painted Veil (2006) -- 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.
The Painted Veil (2006) -- 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.
The Painted Veil (2006) -- 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.
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Overview

User Rating:
7.6/10   22,567 votes
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Director:
John Curran
Writers (WGA):
Ron Nyswaner (screenplay)
W. Somerset Maugham (novel)
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Release Date:
19 January 2007 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
Sometimes the greatest journey is the distance between two people more
Plot:
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. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Won Golden Globe. Another 4 wins & 3 nominations more
User Comments:
A complex, moody film that draws you in on many levels and does not let go more (171 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Catherine An ... Hostess
Bin Li ... Te-Ming
Bin Wu ... Student 1
Alan David ... Mr. Garstin
Marie-Laure Descoureaux ... Sister St. Joseph
Sally Hawkins ... Mary
Juliet Howland ... Dorothy Townsend
Toby Jones ... Waddington
Lorraine Laurence ... Sister Maryse
Johnny Lee ... Angry Chinese Man
Li Feng ... Sung Ching
Gesang Meiduo ... Amah

Edward Norton ... Walter Fane
Yin Qing ... Student 2
Ian Renwick ... Geoffrey Denison (as Ian Rennick)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Mian sha (China: Mandarin title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for some mature sexual situations, partial nudity, disturbing images and brief drug content.
Runtime:
USA:125 min | Argentina:125 min
Country:
China | USA
Colour:
Colour
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
SDDS | Dolby Digital
Certification:
Malaysia:(Banned) | Singapore:NC-16 | Finland:K-11 | Ireland:12A | Hong Kong:IIA | Denmark:11 | UK:12 (DVD rating) | UK:12A (original rating) | South Korea:15 | Canada:G (Quebec) | Portugal:M/12 (Qualidade) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | USA:PG-13 (certificate #42973) | France:U | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Sweden:11
Company:
WIP more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Nicole Kidman was considered for the leading role. more
Goofs:
Continuity: In the scene in the orphanage where Walter kisses Kitty goodbye before he leaves for the camp, Kitty is sleeping with a child in her arms. The child is lying on his side as Walter kisses her, then a wider angle is shown and the child is all of a sudden sleeping on his back. more
Quotes:
Kitty Fane: For God's sake, Walter, will you stop punishing me? Do you absolutely despise me?
Walter Fane: No. I despise myself.
Kitty Fane: Why?
Walter Fane: For allowing myself to love you once.
[Walter turns away and Kitty leaves the room and closes the door. As he approaches the door she can be heard sobbing in the other room]
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Movie Connections:
Featured in The 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2007) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Gnossienne No. 1 more

FAQ

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To what does "The dog it was that died" refer?
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73 out of 92 people found the following comment useful.
A complex, moody film that draws you in on many levels and does not let go, 26 December 2006
9/10
Author: tomasganz from United States

Set in China in the 1920s during a cholera epidemic and the nationalist uprising, the film explores the stormy relationship of a dry British doctor and his seemingly incompatible fun-loving wife. They interact with engaging characters that include French nuns, British expatriates and a Chinese doctor and military officer. The tension is increased by the ever-present threat of death from the epidemic and the political and military unrest that is about to explode. The film is shot with a hazy green look that makes the lush Chinese countryside even more mysterious and beautiful. The film is accompanied by well-chosen music with a particularly gripping main theme by Satie. Norton and Watts do a splendid job in the leading roles.

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