The Painted Veil

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The Painted Veil

Released Nov 23, 1934

1h 23m

Drama

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Anxious to see another world outside of her native Austria, Katrin Koerber (Greta Garbo), the daughter of a medical professor, marries British bacteriologist Walter Fane (Herbert Marshall) and moves with him to Hong Kong. There, however, Walter's dedication to his work leaves Karin lonely and bored, and she is soon courted by dashing British attaché Jack Townsend (George Brent). Although surprised by Jack's advances, Katrin admits she is not in love with Walter and begins a dangerous affair.

Ann Ross

Maclean's Magazine

As usual, Miss Garbo seems more important than her story.

Aug 6, 2019

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Helen Brown Norden

Vanity Fair

There is drama enough in the sheer fact of [Garbo's] presence to dominate completely even such a fantastic plot as this one.

Jun 7, 2019

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Garbo lights up the screen with a sensuous, charismatic performance in this adaptation of Somerset Maugham as an errant wife who redeems herself during cholera crisis in China; Herbert Marshall as the husband and George Brent as the lover are also good

Rated: B

Nov 5, 2006

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Steve D

The acting is strong enough to make the melodrama work.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

11/30/23

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s r

Melodramatic Garbo. It was almost good.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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Greta Garbo otra vez cautivandome en un drama romÃ ntico como los de antes , mÃ s adelante se hizo un remake que aÃ¹n no he visto con Naomi Watts y Edward Norton.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Audience Member

Garbo is luminous in this adaptation of the Somerset Maugham story "The Painted Veil." It's a beautiful, lavish production with great direction from Clarence Brown. The story is a nice adaptation, if truncated... Three Lonely Hearts In Old China--Abridged, but captivating version of the enduring Maugham story, kept alive by it's stars... The Guilt Trip!!

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Very dull and dragged out movie. Usual cold and dry manner of Greta Garbo does not suit here the character of Katherine.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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Richard Boleslawski

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Greta Garbo

Katrin Koerber Fane

Herbert Marshall

Dr. Walter Fane

George Brent

Jack Townsend

Warner Oland

General Yu

Jean Hersholt

Herr Koerber

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Synopsis

Anxious to see another world outside of her native Austria, Katrin Koerber (Greta Garbo), the daughter of a medical professor, marries British bacteriologist Walter Fane (Herbert Marshall) and moves with him to Hong Kong. There, however, Walter's dedication to his work leaves Karin lonely and bored, and she is soon courted by dashing British attaché Jack Townsend (George Brent). Although surprised by Jack's advances, Katrin admits she is not in love with Walter and begins a dangerous affair.

Director: Richard Boleslawski
Producer: Hunt Stromberg
Production Co: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 23, 1934, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 28, 2017
Runtime: 1h 23m

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