The Painted Veil

2006

Action / Drama / Romance

35
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 74% · 141 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 85% · 50K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.4/10 10 100554 100.6K

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Plot summary

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 Photo
John Curran

Top cast

Edward Norton Photo
Edward Norton as Walter Fane
Naomi Watts Photo
Naomi Watts as Kitty Fane
Toby Jones Photo
Toby Jones as Waddington
Sally Hawkins Photo
Sally Hawkins as Mary
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1.08 GB
1280*522
English 2.0
PG-13
Subtitles
23.976 fps
2 hr 5 min
Seeds 19
1.95 GB
1920*784
English 2.0
PG-13
Subtitles
23.976 fps
2 hr 5 min
Seeds 42

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by badelf 7 / 10

I enjoyed this film a good more than

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 Painted Veil is a real love story.
Reviewed by Peter McGinn 8 / 10

This movie seemed vaguely familiar to my wife

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 mostly this one did that. My only criticism is that at the outset of the movie, I didn’t quite believe that Walter was in love with Kitty. He said he was, but I wonder if a scene or two showing him falling for her ended up on the cutting room floor. He merely seemed to stalk her around the party and want to marry her before he left for China. Similarly, Kitty falling for Charlie didn’t seem well constructed. It felt like one scene they stared at each other, flirted a bit, and the next scene they are in bed. But once I suspended that bit of disbelief, the film was great. Gradually Kitty develops as a character, and her marriage begins to be rebuilt from the rubble of her earlier actions. The final scene, a few years after the action in the bulk of the movie, brings the story full circle in a satisfying manner. All around a fine movie well worth watching patiently.
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