The Painted Veil

Shanghai, autumn, a lone violin. A doctor's worn medical bag, a wife's empty gaze, a village succumbing to cholera. This period romance lands softly on a Sunday afternoon.

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John Curran directed The Painted Veil in 2006. See John Curran's full filmography, where to start with John Curran, or where to go after you've seen everything by John Curran.

The Painted Veil was released in 2006 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 125 minutes.