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January 15, 2007
Film. The Painted Veil
Film. The Painted Veil: When Walter discovers his wife's infidelity, he accepts a job in a remote village in China ravaged by a deadly epidemic, and takes her along. The Painted Veil explores forgiveness as a transformative act - an act that can help people rise above the worst in themselves.
The movie is set in 1925, but theme is timeless. Ed Norton gives director John Curran a great deal of credit in constructing this resonant vision. He says: "Most of the great directors that I've worked with, are all kind of interested in returning to the same theme. John Curran is really adept at observing relationships in dysfunction. He's got a beautifully nuanced eye for how men and women struggle with each other and he does it without judgment. He trusts nuance. He never asks you to paint things in big primary colors for him. He's one of those people who says less instead of more. He's able to look at relationships without needing to have easy foils. He doesn't need the woman to be oppressed by the man, for you to relate to the woman. He's happy to create a story in which your loyalties might almost shift, as you empathize with different aspects of each of the characters." [Quotes from Charlie Rose]
Dork recommends The Painted Veil. View the trailer [Here]
Posted by james at January 15, 2007 05:12 PM