So. I've been sold on Edward Norton only recently - I resisted him very successfully right up until The Illusionist, at which point I fell like a ton of bricks. Add to that the fact that I've liked Naomi Watts ever since King Kong, that I love period pieces and W. Somerset Maugham, and that having lived in a third-word country I always identify with movies dealing with foreign countries, and you have The Painted Veil, which I am absolutely dying to see. Only, of course, I have the usual problem-the only theater near me plays only big blockbusters, which is why I am still waiting to watch Miss Potter. (Arrgggh!) I am incredibly frustrated with this - they've had the same movies playing for about three months now, but do you think it's possible for them to actually get something new in - say, *gasp* a period movie? Or even a slightly more obscure one? NOOO. :( Anyway, until it eventually comes out in a nearby theater or, more likely, comes out on DVD, I am solacing myself with the trailer and film stills..
Watch the trailer Particularly yummy clips-
Despise Myself and
River Waltz