The Painted Veil

Movie

2006

2h 5m

PG-13

English

Romance, Drama

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7.6

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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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The Painted Veil

PG-13

Movie

2006

2h 5m

English

Romance, Drama

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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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Cast

Dr. Walter Fane

Kitty Fane

Charlie Townsend

Mother Superior

Mr. Waddington

Anthony Wong Chau-Sang

Colonel Yu

Dorothy Townsend

Geoffrey Denison

Te-Ming

Leona

Marie-Laure Descoureaux

Sister St. Joseph

Sister Maryse

Mrs. Garstin

Sung Ching

Wan Xi

Wu Lien

Hostess

Businessman in Colony Club

Maurice Herschtal

Businessman in Colony Club

Shobauro Hiratsuka

Businessman in Colony Club

John Cann

Businessman in Colony Club

Yin Qing

Student 2

Alan David

Mr. Garstin

Sally Hawkins

(Credited but deleted)

Directed By: John Curran

Written By: Ron Nyswaner (Screenplay), W. Somerset Maugham (Novel)

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AntorFH05 says...

8 months ago

Everything was fine in that movie. But I don't really enjoy movies which shows suffering from a epidemic or a war, also "the end of the world" kind of movies. I watched the movie just for the tragedic romance genre. It didn't disappoint me entirely but as I said I don't crave for this type of plot. It reminded me of 'Hacksaw Ridge' which was also a great movie but the war/ outbreak stories doesn't intrigue me much. Overall it was not a bad movie to watch.

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Eve666 says...

5 years ago

I wasn't going into this movie with the highest of expectations given it was from a genre I rarely enjoy, but it pleasantly surprised me. I disliked the character of the wife at first, as she came across as extremely arrogant and entitled but we soon saw a humble, even kind side revealed amongst the turmoil in a tiny Chinese village riddled with cholera. It was heart warming watching their relationship slowly and painfully rememerge from the ashes, to see her finally respect and appreciate the kind and forgiving character of her husband. A true love story; where you've to overcome countless hurtles and doubts, to actively choose to continuosly stand by and nurture your relationship.

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pertodeti says...

8 years ago

I see this movie by accident when I was browsing a lot of channels late at night. It was great. The end tells us that we should care about the people who care about us. they are the most important ones.

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Wilburpro says...

4 years ago

She is now neither empty nor confused, and calmly reported goodbye with a smile.

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badelf

2 years ago

I enjoyed this film a good more than I expected I would, based on the poor critical response and so-so viewer scores. Fortunately, Norton and Watts saved the film by turning in phenomenal performances. The real problem is that we never get totally invested in the characters. Nevertheless, The Painte More

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Peter M

4 years ago

This movie seemed vaguely familiar to my wife like we had seen it before, but it all seemed new to me when we recently watched it. We both enjoyed it. I wasn’t concerned when a few reviews remarked that it moved slowly, as we have always appreciated movies that build a quiet story carefully, and m More

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