Painted Veil, The

Synopsis: Based on the classic novel by Somerset Maugham, The Painted Veil is an epic and captivating love story set in the 1920s that tells the tale of a young English couple, Walter, a middle-class doctor, and Kitty, an upper-class woman, who get married for the wrong reasons and relocate to Shanghai, where she falls in love with someone else. In an act of vengeance when he uncovers her infidelity, he accepts a job in a remote village in China ravaged by a deadly epidemic, and insists that Kitty accompany him. However, the hardships of the journey bring meaning to their relationship and give them purpose in one of the most remote and beautiful places on earth.

DVD extras include: Making of... featurette with Edward Norton, Naomi Watts and John Curran.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Year of release: 2007
Year of production: 2007
Subjects: Film studies; Literature
Keywords: film adaptations; literature - English; Maugham, Somerset

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