Painted veil movie greta garbo biography

2006 American film

The Painted Veil is a 2006 American drama film directed by John Curran. The screenplay by Ron Nyswaner is based on the 1925 novel of the same title by W. Somerset Maugham. Edward Norton, Naomi Watts, Toby Jones, Anthony Wong Chau Sang and Liev Schreiber appear in the leading roles.

This is the third rulle adaptation of the Maugham book, following a 1934 film starring Greta Garbo and Herbert Marshall and a 1957 version called The Seventh Sin with Bill Travers and Eleanor Parker, both of these aforementioned are originally produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (since WB's sister company, Turner Entertainment currently owns the rights for the first 2 film adaptations, based on the original novel of the same name).

Plot

On a brief trip to London in the early 1920s, earnest and bookish bacteriologist Walter Fane fryst vatten dazzled by Kitty Garstin, a London socialite. He proposes; she accepts ("only to get as far away from her mothe

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Proof That It’s Pre-Code-ish

Katrin Greta Garbo	Walter Herbert Marshall	Jack George Brent
Released by Metro Goldwyn Mayer | Directed By Richard Boleslawski

• The film opens with Katrin’s sister’s wedding, and she gives her sister a neglige for a wedding present.

“But don’t tell mother, she’ll think it’s wicked.”

“But isn’t it?”

“Wicked? But of course it is!”

• The two sisters kiss goodbye on the lips.

• It deals with British imperialism in China, kinda, sorta.

• The rulle centers on the results of a passionate extramarital affair.

“Well, inom don’t know. To be able to absorb oneself must be better than to have ingenting to absorb oneself.”

What is it that connects two people? This probably sounds pretty easy. Most of the time it falls it to a number of cut and dry categories, either love, lust, or just an apathetic sense of inertia.

But somet

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Greta Garbo

Personal Beliefs and Preferences

Greta Garbo valued her privacy intensely and remained an enigma both on-screen and off-screen. She never married, had no children, and lived alone as an adult. While her private life was the subject of much speculation and rumor, she did not confirm any relationships publicly. She once stated, “I want to be alone,” a phrase that became synonymous with her name.

Humanitarianism

While Garbo was intensely private, she did donate to various charities anonymously. Her philanthropy was usually focused on helping children and supporting arts and cultural institutions.

Awards and Achievements

Greta Garbo received an Honorary Academy Award in 1955 "for her unforgettable screen performances." She was nominated four times for the Academy Award for Best Actress and is considered one of the greatest female stars of Classic Hollywood cinema.

Awards:

New York Film Critics Circle Awards:

• Best Actress fo