# The Painted Veil (2006)

> A wounded marriage travels from expatriate London to cholera-stricken China, where duty and hardship force two estranged spouses to reconsider love.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/8362

## Facts

- Runtime: 125 min
- Genres: Romance, Drama
- Director: John Curran
- Cast: Edward Norton, Naomi Watts, Liev Schreiber, Toby Jones, Diana Rigg, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Xia Yu, Juliet Howland
- TMDB rating: 7.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0446755/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: melancholic, intimate, austere, quiet evening, romantic movie night

## Synopsis

A tumultuous journey of love and redemption unfolds in a foreign land plagued by disease.

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