The Painted Veil
Brief Synopsis
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In the 1920s, a young English couple--Walter, a middle class doctor and Kitty, an upper-class woman--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
Cast & Crew
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John Curran
Director
Naomi Watts
Edward Norton
Liev Schreiber
Diana Rigg
Toby Jones
Film Details
Also Known As
Kärlekens slöja, Painted Veil, voile des illusions
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Period
Romance
Release Date
2006
Production Company
Animal Logic; Animal Logic Fuel; Aon/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services; Atlab-Gold Coast, Australia; Aurum Producciones; Aya Yamashita; Cinerent; Efilm; Hao Wu; Magic Films & Video Works; Metropolitan Filmexport; Momentum Pictures Limited; Post Accountants, Inc.; Prologue Films; Salon Films; Scarlet Letters; Studio Guillaume Tell; The Mark Gordon Company; The Travel Company; Warner Bros. Worldwide Studio Facilities; Warner Independent Pictures; Warner Independent Pictures; Yari Film Group; Yari Film Group
Distribution Company
Warner Independent Pictures (WIP); Belga Films; Bioscop; Central Partnership; Distribution Company; Eagle Pictures; Imagem Filmes; Intercontinental Film Distributors (Hong Kong); Italia Films; Jrc; Lev Films; Magic Box Slovakia, S.R.O.; Mediapro; Nippon Herald Films, Inc; Nordisk Film; Nordisk Film Theatrical Distribution Oy; Paramount Pictures International (PPI); Prime Pr Inc.; Prisvideo; Pyramid (Russia); Sena; Shaw Organization; Transmission Films; Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group; Warner Independent Pictures
Location
South East Asia
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 5m
Synopsis
In the 1920s, a young English couple--Walter, a middle class doctor and Kitty, an upper-class woman--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.
Director
John Curran
Director
Cast
Naomi Watts
Edward Norton
Liev Schreiber
Diana Rigg
Toby Jones
Sally Hawkins
Zoe Telford
Anthony Wong Chau-sang
Catherine An
Li Bin
Wu Bing
Alan David
Marie Laure Descoureaux
Juliet Howland
Lorraine Laurence
Johnny Lee
Gesang Meiduo
Yin Qing
Ian Rennick
Cheng Shihan
Liang Sijie
Maggie Steed
Henry Sylow
Lucy Voller
Anthony Brandon Wong
Luo Yan
Xia Yu
Ma Yun
Lin Zheng
John Cann
Maurice Herschtal
Bill Marcus
Shobauro Hiratsuka
Yao Tian Hua
Wu Di
Liu Yue Qi
Li Zhuo Er
Hu Jia Yi
Guo Yu Tong
Zhao Wei Xin
Chen Xi
Shi Tong Xuan
Tang Yu Xin
Gao Qiao Jia Li
Cheng Yu Yang
Guo Jia Hui
Huang Yi Yuan
Xu Shu Hao
Fei Yue
Meng Ting Yu
Cheng Zhu Yue
Ming Fang
Tan Ya Zuo
Feng Li
Crew
Laura Atkins
Post-Production Accountant
Jeremy Ball
Art Department Coordinator
Li Baoquan
Grip
Maria Barbieri
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Antonia Barnard
Line Producer
Antonia Barnard
Coproducer
Jason Bath
Visual Effects Supervisor
Jamie Beardsley
Unit Production Manager
Jean-pascal Beintus
Original Music
Sunil M Bhuta
Business Affairs
Michael Bigger
Makeup Artist
Jason Billington
Compositing Supervisor
Liaon Bin
Assistant Director
Wang Bing
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Wu Bing
Stunts
Dennis Brown
Finance Manager
James Burnett
Craft Service
Yang Buting
Executive
Paul Butterworth
Visual Effects Supervisor
Denis Caribaux
Music Engineer
Hu Changjie
Videotape Operator
Evan Chen
Music Arranger
Shauna Cho
Accounting Assistant
Crystal Gong Chun
Assistant Director
Zhao Chuncheng
Assistant Camera
Yuan Chunmei
Caterer
Patrick Clancey
Film Lab
Peter Clarke
Music Editor
Sara Colleton
Producer
Emma Cooper
Unit Publicist
Kyle Cooper
Titles
Frank Cramme
Craft Service
John Curran
Executive Producer
Sherrie Dai
Assistant
Zhang Dali
Transportation Captain
Chen Daming
Casting Consultant
Chris Davies
Compositing Supervisor
Pierrede De Berville
Music Composer
Alexandre De Franceshi
Editor
L Descamps
Song Performer
Alexandre Desplat
Music
Alexandre Desplat
Music Conductor
Alexandre Desplat
Original Music
Leslie Devlin
Makeup Artist
Elizabeth Dewey
Film Lab
Eleni Diakomichalis
Cgi Artist
Joel Dougherty
Foley Editor
Stuart Dryburgh
Dp/Cinematographer
Stuart Dryburgh
Director Of Photography
Minnie Duerr
Production Accountant
Ed Dunn
Stand-In
Mike Eaves
Colorist
Erin Eggers
Production Executive
Laura Ergis
Key Costumer
Jason Faulkner
Assistant Director
Wang Fei
Makeup Assistant
Inga Fillary
Loader
Rick Findlater
Hair
Jean Francois Fonlupt
Producer
Lianne Forbes
Visual Effects
Xavier Forcioli
Music Composer
Lara Ford
Post-Production Coordinator
Sebastien Gaxie
Original Music
Kelli Gillam
Post-Production Accountant
Richard Glasser
Music
Richard Glasser
Music Supervisor
Jenn Godin
Post-Production Coordinator
Sharmila Gokel
Assistant
Yasmine Golchan
Coproducer
Mark R. Gordon
Executive Producer
Matt Greig
Compositing Supervisor
Yang Guangjun
Set Production Assistant
Jiang Guangzhan
Props
Liu Guiqun
Office Runner
Brendan Gunn
Dialogue Coach
Han Guozhen
Makeup Assistant
Wu Guozheng
Props
Jack Haddox
Accountant
Zhao Haicheng
Executive
Tian Haiqing
Production Assistant
Cindy Hamilton
Caterer
Victoria Hamilton
Assistant
Li Han
Assistant Property Master
Warren Hanneman
Hairdresser
Catherine Harper
Foley Artist
Simon Hawkins
Dolly Grip
Josh Haynie
Head Of Production
Gao Heng
Caterer
Kang Heyong
Location Manager
Brenden Holster
Assistant Camera
Wang Hong
Production Manager
Yang Hong
Set Production Assistant
Sun Hongwu
Assistant Art Director
Juliet Horsley
Casting Assistant
Li Hua
Stunts
Yang Huajun
Caterer
Eppie Hung
Interpreter
Chris Jensen
Colorist
Zhang Jiakun
Line Producer
Yu Jiandong
Best Boy
Li Jianjun
Costumer
Ji Jianming
Chief Lighting Technician
Chen Jianping
Accountant
Zhang Jiaqi
Caterer
Yu Jie
Photography
Li Jieyi
Stunts
Yang Jinguo
Special Effects
Chang Jinli
Props
Chen Jinzhu
Assistant Property Master
Phil Jones
Assistant Director
Phil Jones
Assistant Director
Cao Juan
Liaison
Ning Juang
Makeup Assistant
Tu Juhua
Production Designer
Li Jun
Construction
Du Junhua
Props
Jiang Junjie
Caterer
Gao Junwei
Props
Louise Kan
Assistant Editor
Doc Kane
Adr Mixer
Robert Katz
Executive Producer
Robert Katz
Executive In Charge Of Production
Laine Kline
Business Affairs
Cenda Kotzmann
Music Engineer
Richard Kroll
Researcher
Mei Kunping
Art Director
Ming Beaver Kwei
Associate Producer
Mo Lan
Casting
Lang Lang
Music
Lang Lang
Soloist
Peta Lawson
Art Director
Peta Lawson
Set Decorator
Tim Leblanc
Sound Re-Recordist
David Lee
Sound Recordist
Esther Lee
Digital Effects
Joy Lee
Accounting Assistant
Joyce Lei
Craft Service
Wayne Lemmer
Sound Effects Editor
Jack Lewars
Colorist
Ellen Lewis
Casting Director
Zoe Li
Assistant
Deng Liai
Costumer
Skip Lievsay
Supervising Sound Editor
Skip Lievsay
Sound Re-Recordist
Que Lihong
Costumer
Wang Lihong
Best Boy
Zhao Lili
Accountant
Sherrie Liu
Script Supervisor
Alex Lo
Camera Assistant
Georgia Lockhart-adams
Hairdresser
Howard London
Adr Mixer
Xu Lu
Grip
Chris Lutz
Researcher
Henry Lyte
Music Lyrics
Diva Magpayo
Assistant Editor
John Mahaffie
Unit Director
John Mahaffie
Dp/Cinematographer
John Mahaffie
Director Of Photography
Darrin Mann
Foley Mixer
John Bard Manulis
Executive
S Takahashi Masae
Music
William Somerset Maugham
Source Material
James Mccallum
Visual Effects
Sharon Mccormack
Tailor
Cameron Mclean
Camera Operator
Cameron Mclean
Steadicam Operator
William Mcphail
Costume Supervisor
Deng Meng
Executive
Su Mengmeng
Makeup Assistant
Paul Menichini
Sound Effects Editor
Chris Miller
Post-Production
Devon Miller
Film Lab
Linda Miller
Production Executive
Wu Mingbo
Props
Yang Mingchen
Foreman
Milano Miodini
Assistant
William Monk
Music
Chris Moriana
Foley Artist
Ruth Myers
Costume Designer
Yang Naikun
Caterer
Zhao Nali
Assistant Art Director
Bill Newcomb
Post-Production Supervisor
Patrick Nicholls
Accounting Assistant
Susan Nickerson
Researcher
Simon Njoo
Assistant Editor
Edward Norton
Producer
Gerry Nucifora
Boom Operator
Ron Nyswaner
Screenplay
Ron Nyswaner
Executive Producer
Steve Oakley
Cgi Artist
Dou Paizhao
Props
Julie Pearce
Makeup
Robert Phillips
Digital Effects
Rolland Pike
On-Set Dresser
Wang Ping
Liaison
N Porebski
Song Performer
John Portnoy
Post-Production Executive
Roger Pouly
Music
Adam Presser
Researcher
Petr Pycha
Music Contractor
Film Details
Also Known As
Kärlekens slöja, Painted Veil, voile des illusions
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Period
Romance
Release Date
2006
Production Company
Animal Logic; Animal Logic Fuel; Aon/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services; Atlab-Gold Coast, Australia; Aurum Producciones; Aya Yamashita; Cinerent; Efilm; Hao Wu; Magic Films & Video Works; Metropolitan Filmexport; Momentum Pictures Limited; Post Accountants, Inc.; Prologue Films; Salon Films; Scarlet Letters; Studio Guillaume Tell; The Mark Gordon Company; The Travel Company; Warner Bros. Worldwide Studio Facilities; Warner Independent Pictures; Warner Independent Pictures; Yari Film Group; Yari Film Group
Distribution Company
Warner Independent Pictures (WIP); Belga Films; Bioscop; Central Partnership; Distribution Company; Eagle Pictures; Imagem Filmes; Intercontinental Film Distributors (Hong Kong); Italia Films; Jrc; Lev Films; Magic Box Slovakia, S.R.O.; Mediapro; Nippon Herald Films, Inc; Nordisk Film; Nordisk Film Theatrical Distribution Oy; Paramount Pictures International (PPI); Prime Pr Inc.; Prisvideo; Pyramid (Russia); Sena; Shaw Organization; Transmission Films; Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group; Warner Independent Pictures
Location
South East Asia
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 5m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the 2006 award for Best Adapted Screenplay by the National Board of Review (NBR).
Winner of the 2006 award for Best Music Score of the Year by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA).
Released in United States on Video May 8, 2007
Released in United States Winter December 20, 2006
Based on the novel by W. Somerset Maugham published in 1958.
Previous versions of W. Somerset Maugham's novel include "The Painted Veil" (USA/1934), directed by Richard Boleslavsky and starring Greta Garbo, and "The Seventh Sin" (USA/1957), directed by Ronald Neame and starring Eleanor Parker and Bill Travers.
Gillian Armstrong was previously attached to direct.
Released in United States on Video May 8, 2007
Released in United States Winter December 20, 2006 (NY, LA)
