
The Painted Veil
dir. John Curran
72
8 sourcesSynopsis
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.
Critics consensus
Visually, The Painted Veil has all the trappings of a stuffy period drama, but Norton's and Watts's deft portrayals of imperfect, complicated characters give the film a modern-day spark.

Directed byJohn Curran
StarringEdward Norton, Naomi Watts, Liev Schreiber, Toby Jones, Diana Rigg, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang
Written byRon Nyswaner
CinematographyStuart Dryburgh
EditingAlexandre de Franceschi
MusicAlexandre Desplat
The Painted Veil
2006 · PG-13 · 2h 5m
Romance, Drama
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.
Critics Consensus
Visually, The Painted Veil has all the trappings of a stuffy period drama, but Norton's and Watts's deft portrayals of imperfect, complicated characters give the film a modern-day spark.
