tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3708110507073541120.post7741341821032739396..comments2023-03-26T03:42:01.041-07:00Comments on My Movies: The Painted Veil MovieSister Rose Pacatte, FSPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15633387315359598166noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3708110507073541120.post-27704194366758518312007-01-19T19:32:00.000-08:002007-01-19T19:32:00.000-08:00I don't think Maugham ever actually said, but the ...I don't think Maugham ever actually said, but the term "painted veil" comes from a poem - I think it's by Keats, or maybe Shelley. Anyway, Edward Norton has said in interviews that he believes it refers to the illusions we create when we fall in love with someone, making them who we want them to be in our minds rather than who they truly are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3708110507073541120.post-34829145724283678852007-01-20T05:58:00.000-08:002007-01-20T05:58:00.000-08:00it's taken from a shelley's poem " Lift Not The Pa...it's taken from a shelley's poem " Lift Not The Painted Veil Which Those Who Live"<br>as below. before the preface page of the 1925 somerset maugham's novel, he quoted: "...the painted veil which those who live call Life."<br><br>[b]Lift Not The Painted Veil Which Those Who Live[/b]<br>Percy Bysshe Shelley<br><br>Lift not the painted veil which those who live<br>Call Life: though unreal shapes be pictured there,<br>And it but mimic all we would believe<br>With colours idly spread,—behind, lurk Fear<br>And Hope, twin Destinies; who ever weave<br>Their shadows, o’er the chasm, sightless and drear.<br>I knew one who had lifted it—he sought,<br>For his lost heart was tender, things to love,<br>But found them not, alas! nor was there aught<br>The world contains, the which he could approve.<br>Through the unheeding many he did move,<br>A splendour among shadows, a bright blot<br>Upon this gloomy scene, a Spirit that strove<br>For truth, and like the Preacher found it not. <br><br>by the way, i'm sure you're a big fan of edward norton, but you shouldn't ignore naomi watts and without anything to say about her in your review. she's the lead of this film which is about her character kitty's self-discovery journey, and in all the 100+ reviews i've read so far, she gets more and better praises than norton. i personally think this is her best performance, and she, and norton, should both be nominated for the academy award. regards.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3708110507073541120.post-71449456565217935612007-01-20T07:19:00.000-08:002007-01-20T07:19:00.000-08:00Thank you all for sharing the sources of the title...Thank you all for sharing the sources of the title of the film!<br>RAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com