Rating: PG-13
Starring: Edward Norton, Naomi Watts, Live Schreiber, Diana Rigg
Directed by: John Curran

In the third adaptation of W. Somerset Maugham"s novel, Walter (Edward Norton), a bacteriologist, marries Kitty (Naomi Watts), a bored socialite who weds to escape a boring life and domineering parents.

Shortly after their marriage, the couple moves to Shanghai where Kitty soon begins an affair with Charles Townsend, a married consulate (Live Schreiber). Upon discovering Kitty"s infidelity, Walter accepts a job in a Chinese mountain village in the throes of a cholera epidemic, forcing his unfaithful spouse to accompany him.

Set in the Chinese countryside, the film brings to the screen the tension and strain on a couple struggling with their own deteriorating relationship in the midst of a country’s desperate fight for survival in the wake of a deadly disease. As the couple is surrounded by the turmoil of death and political unrest, they are forced to cope with their own choices in the face of mortality.

Although the DVD offers no special features, the story is compelling and well acted. This timeless romance is a breath of fresh air amongst of a sea of insipid, unbelievable and lackluster love stories.

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