The painted veil 2006 edward norton and naomi watts interview. The painted veil is a beautifully written affirmation of the human capacity to grow, to change, and to forgive. It is a story of love, betrayal, hatred, revenge and redemption. Her unbridled passion for charles and her wistful state seem trivial when compared to the deaths she sees around her. I first read the book when i was fifteen and have lost count of number of times. Painted veil, the dvd 2007edward norton and naomi watts star in w. We just saw shanghai surprise with madonna and sean penn in the theatrical rerelease caroline. Walter fane and his wife, kitty, of an unhappily married english couple living in china. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of the painted veil by w. The painted veil 2006 edward norton and naomi watts. Walters work takes him to shanghai, and there kitty settles into married life and. And it was a much better movie than shanghai surprise. American actor, filmmaker and activist edward harrison norton was born on august 18, 1969, in boston, massachusetts, and.
I watched the painted veil, the movie starring edward norton and naomi watts, one night when huzzybuns was out of either town or country or both, and then tore through my house looking for the book. The painted veil is a 1925 novel by british author w. Sure, theres a romance actually several but the main characters, edward norton and naomi watts, have a kind of reverse. The painted veil 2006 edward norton at an event for the painted veil 2006 bob. Edward norton interview the painted veil i sat down last year with academy award nominee actor edward norton, director john curran and screenwriter ron. The painted veil critics consensus visually, the painted veil has all the trappings of a stuffy period drama, but nortons and wattss deft portrayals of imperfect, complicated characters give the. With naomi watts, edward norton, liev schreiber, catherine an. Information page about the painted veil starring liev schreiber, edward norton, diana rigg and more on american netflix from mafts newonnetflixusa shunned by a husband whos more interested in his scientific research than his marriage, simpleminded kitty fane embarks on a quest for fulfillment. Is the painted veil available to watch on netflix in. The painted veilnaomi watts, edward norton the painted veil words in this scene can make u cry the painted veil, dir. The book is about kittys journey from being a flighty girl fed on fantasy to someone who comes face to face with the real world. This version of the painted veil was filmed in china. The new film, the painted veil, is not your typical love story.
The painted veil opens with kitty and walter standing in the chinese countryside, waiting for their escort to arrive and take them to the village, so walter can begin treating the cholera outbreak. Alexandre desplats evocative score won a golden globe award. He made no further claim for himself than that he was a good storyteller. Edward norton, naomi watts, toby jones, anthony wong chau sang and. Watts, who has been raised for a life of abject uselessness. John curran, based on the book by maugham the best movie lines. Newlywed englishcouple walter and kitty fane academy award nominees nortontheillusionist, american history x and watts21 grams, mulholland drivehave traveled to china to find purpose in their. The couple at the centre of this bleak tale are hopelessly incompatible. Few writers are better than maugham at taking you back to the early 20th century and the exotic east of. A british medical doctor fights a cholera epidemic in a small chinese village, while being trapped at home in a loveless marriage to an unfaithful wife. The cinematography of shanghai and of the mountains and rivers of south china make a magnificent background to the plot. The painted veil is a 2006 movie starring naomi watts and edward norton based on a novel by somerset maugham.
It took me two days to locate the book, which i immediately read then followed up with a second viewing of the movie and then the bbc radio 4. Somerset maugham and stars edward norton and naomi watts kitty garstin is a shallow socialite who decides to marry boring bacteriologist walter fane when she finds that shes out of suitors and her mother pushes her to make the match. Edward norton and naomi watts in the painted veil, based on the novel by. Lift not the painted veil which those who live call. Edward norton on mastery, mustread books, and the future. Somerset maughams 1925 novel the painted veil, previously filmed rather beautifully in 1934 starring greta garbo and indifferently in 1957 as the seventh sin, is the tale of kitty naomi watts. It portrays a beautiful london socialites marriage of convenience to a shy bacteriologist and the gradual transformation of their relationship from indifference and. So they decide to go on a lovely little trip to a chinese village with a cholera outbreak. Certainly the painted veil with edward norton and naomi watts is worth watching.
Published november 14th 2006 by vintage first published april 1925 more details. The painted veil is a 2006 drama based on the novel of the same name by w. In my opinion, the painted veil was a great choice for a book discussion group. In the painted veil, edward norton and naomi watts played the roles of. Edward norton on chinaset period drama the painted veil. The novel also inspired a 2006 drama movie of the same name starring edward norton and naomi watts. Collection of ten various books by william somerset maugham, together with 2 original dvds, comprising the following items. The painted veil is a love story set in the 1920s about a young english couple and a journey that takes them to one of the most remote and beautiful places on. Edward norton most persuasive in the role and his socialite and spoiled young wife, kitty naomi. The painted veil is the third screen adaptation of maughams bestselling novel of the same name. Naomi watts, edward norton, liev schreiber, toby jones, diana rigg, anthony wong chausang, gesang meiduo, cheng shihan. In actuality, it was the painted veil with naomi watts, edward norton and liev schreiber. Somerset maughams exotic,tragic love story the painted veil.
Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. This movie is about a love story set in the 1920s that tells the story of a young english couple, walter, a middle class doctor and kitty, an upperclass woman, who get married for the wrong reasons and relocate to shanghai, where she falls in love with someone else. The awfully attractive stars play off each other against a backdrop of peasant hardship and colonial missionary good works with. The latest maugham film, a new version of the painted veil starring edward norton, naomi watts and liev schreiber, which opens dec. The storyline of the painted veil has some major changes between the movie and the novel. The screenplay by ron nyswaner is based on the 1925 novel of the same title by w.
The painted veil sad movies great movies saddest movies film theory edward norton romantic. Set in england and hong kong in the 1920s, the painted veil is the story of the beautiful but lovestarved kitty fane. With the painted veil costar norton not only starred in the painted veil alongside naomi watts, but the actor worked as a producer on the film as well. The painted veil is a 1920s period piece where edward norton discovers that his wife, naomi watts, is cheating on him. The painted veil is a novel written by w somerset maugham in 1925. The painted veil is a 2006 american drama film directed by john curran. Somerset maugham, the painted veil is a love story set in the 1920s that tells the tale of a young english couple, walter fane, a middle class doctor and kitty, an. John curran based on the book by maugham the post 39 movies that will break your heart appeared first on film. This is going to be an extremely casual set of thoughts. Painted veil, the dvd 2007 edward norton and naomi watts star in w.
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