The Painted Veil (2006) starring Naomi Watts, Edward Norton, Liev Schreiber, Toby Jones, Diana Rigg. In 1925, Dr. Walter Fane (Norton) enters into a marriage of convenience with Kitty (Watts). It's convenient for her, anyway. He's in love, she's not. His work as a bacteriologist takes them to China, where she strikes up a love affair with Charlie Townsend (Schreiber). Dr. Fane is no fool, however, and he agrees not to divorce her only if she will accompany him into the interior of China to fight a cholera epidemic. While battling the disease together, they unexpectedly fall in love with one another all over again. This movie is beautifully photographed, scripted, and acted (especially by Watts). The subtitles are helpful, but not great. Grade: A-
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