The poster of the film The Painted Veil
Thanks to the upcoming film premiere, The Painted Veil
by Somerset Maugham has been published in Chinese and will be
available in book stores this weekend.
Set in the 1920s, the novel tells the story of a young English
couple who get married for all the wrong reasons and relocate to
Hong Kong, where the wife falls in love with someone else. When the
husband discovers the infidelity, he wreaks his revenge by
accepting a job in a remote, disease-ravaged village in China and
takes her along. Against all odds, the journey breathes new life to
their relationship and provides them with a new sense of purpose.
Hollywood stars Naomi Watts and Edward Norton play the lead
roles alongside China's Anthony Wong and Xia Yu.
The entire film was shot in China, taking in Shanghai, Beijing
and the Guangxi province.
The film stays true to the novel, with a slight change at the
end where one of the locations is changed from Hong Kong to
Shanghai.
The film will be shown in Chinese cinemas starting from 29th
December.
(CRI.com December 7, 2006)
