The Painted Veil
Set in the 1920s. A young English couple, Walter a middle class doctor and Kitty, an upper-class woman, get married for all the wrong reasons and relocate to Shanghai. Kitty falls in love with someone else. When Walter discovers her infidelity, in an act of vengeance, he accepts a job in a remote vi...
| Corporate Author: | Bob Yari Productions., Class 5 Films., Colleton Company., Mark Gordon Company., Warner China Film HG Corporation, Warner Home Video (Firm) |
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| Other Authors: | Watts, Naomi, 1968-, Colleton, Sara., Fonlupt, Jean-François., Gill, Mark., Norton, Edward., Nyswaner, Ron., Curran, John., Schreiber, Liev., Jones, Toby, 1966-, Rigg, Diana., Howland, Juliet., Wong, Anthony., Steed, Maggie., Laurence, Lorraine., Lee, Johnny., Feng, Li., Desplat, Alexandre., Maugham, W. Somerset 1874-1965. |
| Format: | Videos DVD |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Burbank, CA :
Warner Home Video,
c2007.
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| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
Set in the 1920s. A young English couple, Walter a middle class doctor and Kitty, an upper-class woman, get married for all the wrong reasons and relocate to Shanghai. Kitty falls in love with someone else. When Walter discovers her infidelity, in an act of vengeance, he accepts a job in a remote village in China that is being ravaged by a deadly epidemic. He takes his wife along and their journey brings meaning to their relationship and gives them purpose in one of the most remote and beautiful places on earth. |
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| Item Description: |
Based on the novel by W. Somerset Maugham. |
| Physical Description: |
1 videodisc (125 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: |
DVD; region 1; widescreen (2.40:1) presentation; dual-layer. |
| Audience: |
MPAA rating: PG-13; for mature sexual situations, partial nudity, disturbing images and brief drug content. |
| Awards: |
Golden Globes (USA), 2007: Best Original Score - Motion Picture (Alexandre Desplat) |
| Production Credits: |
Director of photography, Stuart Dryburgh ; art director, Peta Lawson ; editor, Alexandre de Franceschi ; music, Alexandre Desplat ; costume designer, Ruth Myers ; visual effects supervisor, Paul Butterworth ; piano soloist, Lang Lang. |
| ISBN: |
1419818198 9781419818196 |