The Painted Veil book. Their cheerful neighbor Waddington (Toby Jones) is a British deputy commissioner living in relative opulence with Wan Xi (Lü Yan), a young Chinese woman. Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score, National Board of Review Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay, Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead, "Soundtracks for The Painted Veil (2006)", "The Painted Veil (2006) - Weekend Box Office Results", "The 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2007)", The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Painted_Veil_(2006_film)&oldid=1002951124, Films based on works by W. Somerset Maugham, Articles with unsourced statements from December 2020, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Marie-Laure Descoureaux as Sister St. Joseph, "Le Furet Du Bois Joli" (Composed by Pierre De Berville, Arranged by Evan Chen), "Reste Avec Moi" (French translation of "Abide with Me", with words by Henry Lyte, Music by William Monk, Arranged by Evan Chen), This page was last edited on 26 January 2021, at 19:48. [10] On the similar website Metacritic, the film has received a metascore of 69 out of 100 based on 33 reviews, considered generally favorable reviews. It's a metaphor for the way empires get crushed. A biography of artist Frida Kahlo, who channeled the pain of a crippling injury and her tempestuous marriage into her work. It focuses on a young debutante named Kitty Garstin, who, after rejecting dozens of marriage proposals, finds herself marrying an eccentric doctor named Walter Fane. 12.9 x 1.5 x 19.8 cm. The only characters' in the novel that wear white, literally speaking, are the nuns. [5], Yari and Warner Independent Pictures collaborated with a Chinese partner who was granted approval over the script and the finished film. This is a cold, indifferent, and loveless partnership in a vast unknown and deadly environment that will test both of these flightless lovebirds and with the hardships and tolerances more than any had ever anticipated. The Painted Veil has the ingredients of a great film, including cinematography (alternatively lush and parched) and high-caliber actors. The screenplay by Ron Nyswaner is based on the 1925 novel of the same title by W. Somerset Maugham. The Painted Veil is the sort of movie-star vehicle that usually provides for outsized, capital "A" Acting. It is Kitty's love for her unborn child that pushes her to become a better person. He found Huangyao Ancient Town (黄姚古镇, huángyáo gǔzhèn) in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, which served as the location for the village. An inveterate stealer and masticator of scenes, Mr. Norton is very fine here, especially early on, before his billing gets the better of the story and he begins riding around heroically on horseback . We cannot guarantee that every book is in the library. Maugham used this concept to show how all of society and the people living in it are tainted. The actor said of his changes, "I went on the assumption that if you were willing to allow Walter and Kitty to grow... you had the potential for a love story that was both tragic and meaningful. [5], Screenwriter Ron Nyswaner and Norton collaborated on the screenplay for the film. "[3] Norton considered The Painted Veil to be in the spirit of such films as Out of Africa (1985) and The English Patient (1996), seeing it as "rooted in really looking at the way that men and women hurt each other". The Painted Veil is a 1925 novel by British author W. Somerset Maugham, which was first serialized in Cosmopolitan and Nash’s Magazine. An altar boy is accused of murdering a priest, and the truth is buried several layers deep. The director's expertise with that work convinced Watts and Norton that he would be capable of depicting the dysfunctional relationship in The Painted Veil. They are ill-suited, with Kitty much more interested in parties and the social life of the British expatriates. With Naomi Watts, Edward Norton, Liev Schreiber, Catherine An. [9], On the film review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, The Painted Veil has received an approval rating of 74% based on 143 reviews. 0099286874. This is the third film adaptation of the Maugham book, following a 1934 film starring Greta Garbo and Herbert Marshall and a 1957 version called The Seventh Sin with Bill Travers and Eleanor Parker. This item: The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham Paperback $14.99. 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