Advantages: Stirring emotional historical drama. Breathtaking scenery. Disadvantages: A little predictable.
Somerset Maugham led an enviable life of travel and story-telling with many of his novels notorious for their foundation on real people and events. He wrote The Painted Veil in 1925, a novel which had to be revised at least twice to eliminate references to people that were still living. Such was the popularity of this book that it inspired three films; The Painted Veil (1934), The Seventh Veil (1957) and The Painted Veil (2006).
I have seen the first two films many times and loved them both. So whilst browsing the DVDs in Tesco for something interesting to watch, I couldn't resist this the third adaptation. I was not disappointed.
Set in the 1920s London, Shanghai and China with filming taking place on location in China itself, the scenery is breathtaking; the costumes wonderful and what struck me in particular was the historical ...
MAFARRIMOND 16.09.2007
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of The Painted Veil
Veil' is a beautifully crafted movie, and honours Maugham's ('Of Human Bondage', 'The Razor's Edge', 'The Tenth Man', 'The Letter', etc...) masterpiece by focusing on the lushness of a country in turmoil, by incorporating heart-wrenching scenes of human desperation and by focusing on the inner perplexity of the main characters, and with every scene expertly woven together, the movie itself becomes a work of art.
Beautifully filmed, exquisitely written, and flawlessly performed by a solid cast including the effervescent Naomi Watts, and the unwaveringly talented Edward Norton, it comes as no surprise that this movie was nominated for 6 awards and secured 4 - the most notable having been given to Edward Norton by the San Diego Film Critics Society for his excellent acting in 'The Painted Veil', 'The Illusionist' and 'Down in the Valley ...
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