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The Painted Veil (John Curran, 2007)
BY: Denis Haack |
Walter Fane (played by Edward Norton) and Kitty (played by Naomi Watts) marry soon after meeting. Both are in a hurry. Dr Fane is about to leave for China to study infectious disease; his bride is desperate to escape her stifling upper-class British family. When cholera breaks out in the interior, Fane drags Kitty to a remote Chinese village where long-smoldering resentment against intrusive Westerners threatens to erupt into open rebellion. Based on a 1925 novel by M. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965), the film moves too slowly, but unfolds a sensitive, thoughtful story of love, lust, marriage, relationships, forgiveness, and communication. As the tagline notes, “Forgiveness comes at a price.”
(125 minutes. Rated PG-13 for sexual themes and brief drug usage. U.S.A)
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Denis Haack
Denis is the author of The Rest of Success: What the World Didn’t Tell You About Having It All and has written articles for such journals as Reformation & Revival Journal, Eternity, Covenant, and World. He holds a Master of Arts in Theological Studies degree from Covenant Seminary in St. Louis.
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Milk (Gus Van Sant, 2008)
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Incredibles, The (Brad Bird, 2004)
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On my desk is a little vase of flowers cut from our yard, a little reminder of the beauty that is all around if we only have eyes to see. I've needed that reminder after reading the latest news of the horrific oil spill in the Gulf. Such glory in this world, such brokenness. Such hope, such deep need for redemption. These are the realities of life and death we seek to explore on this web site. Thank you for visiting.
Denis & Margie
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