Painted Veil, The

Based on the classic novel by W. Somerset Maugham, “The Painted Veil” is a love story set in the 1920s that tells the story 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.
When he uncovers her infidelity, in an act of vengeance, he accepts a job in a remote village in China ravaged by a deadly epidemic, and takes her along. Their journey brings meaning to their relationship and gives them purpose in one of the most remote and beautiful places on earth.
Directed by
John Curran
Cast
Naomi Watts - Kitty Fane
Edward Norton - Walter Fane
Liev Schreiber - Charlie Townsend
Diana Rigg - Mother Superior
Toby Jones - Waddington
Sally Hawkins - Mary
Zoe Telford - Leona
Anthony Wong Chau-Sang - Colonel Yu
Catherine An - Hostess
Li Bin - Te-Ming
Production Co.
Stratus Film Company
Colleton Company
Emotion Pictures (France)
Class 5 Films
Bob Yari Productions
Mark Gordon Company
Dragon Studios Production
Warner China Film Corp.
Produced by
Mark R. Gordon
John Curran
Ron Nyswaner
Studio
Warner Independent Pictures
Writer
Ron Nyswaner
W. Somerset Maugham
Music
Alexandre Desplat













