The always surprising Watts creates a woman at once contemporary and retro. And Norton, as a producer as well as star, concedes enough space for Schreiber and the effortlessly fascinating Jones to earn their own spotlights.
The Painted Veil
Sometimes the greatest journey is the distance between two people.
2006 · 2h 5m · PG-13
Drama, Romance
Directed by
John Curran
Overview
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 and cast
- John Curran Director
- Edward Norton as Walter Fane
- Juliet Howland as Dorothy Townsend
- Naomi Watts as Kitty Fane
- Ian Renwick as Geoffrey Denison (as Ian Rennick)
- Liev Schreiber as Charlie Townsend
- Toby Jones as Mr. Waddington
- Diana Rigg as Mother Superior
- Zoe Telford as Leona
- Anthony Wong Chau-Sang Cast
- Li Bin Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
Sweeping vistas, period-piece sets, impeccable literary source, a little stolid at times, but ultimately quite impressive.
The movie makes for a good old-fashioned wide-screen wallow.
Exquisitely filmed and finely acted.
The acting is quite splendid, especially in the vicinity of the quite splendid Watts.
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