Something about being laid low with a terrible cold and feeling pissed at the universe (each made worse by the inane background noise of Sarah Palin) made me desperate to watch The Painted Veil. It's the perfect film to watch when you simply hate life. On one level, it acts as an old-fashioned travelogue escape to misty, mountainous China. But there is also something cathartic about watching Kitty and Walter, both miserable in their life choices and on a suicidal voyage to a cholera-ravaged village, eventually find each other. But damn HBO had to take it off their on-demand menu so I can't watch it. Bastards.
10.01.2008
Eastern Escape
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That is such a gorgeous movie as is this image! Lovely color combination, did you make it?
Yes, I made it this summer when I was obsessively watching it ;)
woosh! you nailed that one. that movie is a downer, albeit a beautiful downer. and i do love me some ed norton, though.
Oh I agree, that is quite lovely. I haven't seen the film, though I had heard some bad things about it! I'll have to watch it for myself, given your description
OK--I'm a total dork but I kept rewinding that love scene again and again...you just don't see that kind of--raw emotion? truth?--in movies anymore. Definitely one of my favs.
I did that too! Sigh. A very swoony picture.
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