I don’t think this movie is shown in my local state. Or maybe they have screened it but I did not notice it. It is based on a novel written by W. Somerset Maugham titled “The Painted Veil”, first published in 1925.
I sometimes love to watch this kind of movie, a heavy drama with polite scripts, something that is different than what you see in our everyday life, just to have a feel what it will be like if you live in 1920s.
It’s a story of classic woman who is trapped in loveless marriage, because that time marriage is like a key to free yourself from your high expectant mother (as if it is any different now..haha!)
One thing lead to another, adultery, the cholera-ravaged villages and strife-torn China would give you a new perception about life as a whole.
Just like the words on the movie poster, sometimes the greatest journey is the distance between two people.
Check out The Painted Veil DVD for your next movie must see list!
