THE PAINTED VEIL is a love story set in the 1920s based on the classic novel by W. Somerset Maugham. It tells the story of a young English couple (a middle class doctor and an upper-class woman) who get married for the wrong reasons and relocate to Shanghai, where she is lured into an affair. When he uncovers the truth, he takes her into the heart of ancient China to confront a deadly epidemic, which is likely to kill them both. But what starts out as a fit of revenge takes an unexpected turn toward purpose and passion in one of the most remote and beautiful places on earth.
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December 27, 2006: INT: John Curran:
It
doesn’t come as a surprise that the famous actors that star in his
films are so enamored with director John Curran.
He comes across as a sweet, effervescent and polite man....
December 28, 2006: INT: Edward Norton:
It
is refreshing to finally see Edward Norton steer his talent in a
more romantic direction. In
person, he seems as inexorable and uncompromising as exemplified in
many of...
December 19, 2006: Thinly Veiled controversy:
We haven’t quite reached the point of DEFCON 1 Academy Award saturation so the distinct lack of campaigning for the Edward Norton-and-Naomi Watts starrer THE PAINTED VEIL , a rather heavily pedigreed contender, thus far may not have been glaring enough to be...
November 7, 2006: Veil poster & site:
Here's a neat little poster for the Ed Norton and Naomi Watts-starring romantic drama THE PAINTED VEIL . Based on the W. Somerset Maugham novel of the same name, Watts and Norton star as a couple whose tumultuous
relationship takes them to a...
October 18, 2006: Painted Veil trailer:
We recently received the trailer for the Naomi Watts and Edward Norton-starring THE
PAINTED VEIL so if a drama across sweeping romantic vistas set against the backdrop of a 1920s cholera-ridden China is your cup'o'tea, do check it out . Based on the W....
February 9, 2005: Naomi & Norton:
Edward Norton and Naomi Watts have signed on to co-star in the Warner Independent feature THE PAINTED VEIL. The period drama, based on the novel by W. Somerset Maugham, takes place in 1920s London and follows the beautiful but love-starved Kitty Fane (Watts) who...
