The Painted Veil (2006)Originally on limited release in 2006, The Painted Veil has only just made it to movie theatres in NZ after it's re release recently. Certainly a beautiful film, set in China in the 1920's it looked sensational. I thought it had been filmed somewhere in Asia other than China, but did a quick check on Wikipedia to find out it was filmed in the Lijiang River in Guilin.
Naomi Watts plays Kitty who escapes family life with her parents by marrying Walter, a bacteriologist (Edward Norton), who takes them to China as part of his work. Arriving during a Cholera epidemic, both are forced to face the state of their marriage and question their love for each other. I enjoyed their portrayal of stiff upper lip, but was a bit distracted by their accents at the beginning of the movie. As it progressed, they seemed to relax into their plummy accents and were more believable.
Certainly a slow quiet nights watch I am going to give it a thumbs up and a 3/5.
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