“As if a woman ever loved a man for his virtue,” scoffs Kitty Fane, heroine of W. Somerset Maugham‘s 1925 novel “The Painted Veil” – the line remains intact in the new film version. This touches on ...
A lush period piece based on the novel of the same name by W. Somerset Maugham, The Painted Veil is highlighted by stalwart performances from Edward Norton and Naomi Watts and a quietly melancholic ...