The Painted Veil – Presentation Note

Lift Not The Painted Veil Which Those Who die Lift non the painted veil which those who live C altogether gentlemans gentlemanner though unreal shapes be pictured there, And it plainly mimic all we would believe With twines idly spread,behind, lurk Fear And Hope, twin Destinies who invariably weave Their shadows, oer the chasm, sightless and drear. I knew hotshot who had lifted ithe sought, For his lost heart was tender, things to love, But effect them not, alas nor was there zero The introduction contains, the which he could approve. Through the unheeding m some(prenominal) he did move, A splendour among shadows, a bright blot Upon this gloomy scene, a personality that stroveFor truth, and corresponding the Preacher found it not. Percy Bysshe Shelley Charlie Townsend Post married British ungodliness consul = smart, sensible and he knows precise well of whats going on evidence after walter walked amodal value when he first found them in pots room, kitty was so panic only townsend knows that Dr. Fane allow do nth. To cause any scandal when hes discussing nigh the dealing with strikes(walkouts)/ boycotts in Shanghai with business workforce in the Colony Club, he banned the suggestion of seeking benefactor from Chiang Kai-Shek as he knew that hes a nationalist that must stand on the spatial relation of Chinese, he will not help them suppressing the strike. mature and experienced charwoman-hunter , real dissolute person and hes unfaithful to his wife march squeezeed kitty from the rattling first mo ment theyve met when theyre watching the Chinese opera ?Telling kitty what happened to the actor in the opera which he prize backs that it may be similar to sight (she weeps for the lively, vivacious girl she one time was? the lonely woman she has become she weeps for the love shell never feel, for the love shell never give) to flirt dope ? made heap believes that he understands her, admire her ? Charlie Townsend found it so easy to ge t hold of her As descri bottom by Waddington he had his little flirtations +As described by Dorothy the women who fell for her hubby were so consistently second-rate ? even his wife knows that her husband is a gallant/licentious/dissolute person that flirts many women +having an affair with skunk? adultery, he only sees Kitty as his mistress to satisfy his strong-arm needs (attachment lever) Dorothy is more(prenominal) important to him because whatever happens, we must try to hold back Dorothy out of it ? did not want to hurt Dorothy and nth in the world could induce him to divorce herWomen atomic number 18 always under the impression that men love them more that they really do. Film language = selfish, vain and unable(predicate) of caring for anyone but himself Cargon for his reputation/ job/ post do you have any idea of the importance of my station here? at that time, therell be many rumors that ruin the reputation of a man if anyone divorce his wife and marry another wom an. Therefore he cares more about his reputation, his position than what will happen on Kitty if he does not marry her, as Kitty is effective someone representation very little to him.Film language =a person who made stupid promise Evidence sent kitty a ring as a gift RING emblemize love, faith and commitment. He proclaimed that he loves Kitty when he was having sex with Kitty, actually he does not love her, its just a way to flirt Kitty and make Kitty willing to continue the affair with him. promised that he would help solve the problem when Kitty was forced to be divorced. afterwards 5 old age, at last, he still did nth, not even a letter to show his concern. I should have writtenFilm language wherefore Townsend treat Kitty as close as 5 eld ago when he deeplyr met her in London? =the only one that failed to change in the take aim He never learn from any experience or errors that he has made Besides, he does not think that he had done sth wrong? does not feel sobe r /guilty for interrupting Kittys marriage He try to date Kitty again in his later few weeks in London (to see if therere any more chances for him to flirt kitty again, same 5 years ago) described by Kitty no one important 0th century that artists began to use it fully a pipe would stand for thoughtfulness and calm the poove symbolized modernity, strength and youth, but also nervous anxiety the cigar was a sign of authority, wealth and power. The decades quest World War II, during the apex of smoking when the practice had still not come under fire by the growing anti-smoking movement, a rear end casually tucked between the lips represented the young rebel, epitomized in actors like Marlon Brando and James Dean or mainstays of advertising like the Marlboro Man.It was not until the mid-seventies when the negative aspects of smoking began to appear the unhealthy lower-class loser, reeking of tail smoke and lack of motivation and drive, especially in art elysian or commissio ned by anti-smoking campaigns. Literature Just as in other types of fiction, smoking has had an important frame in literature and smokers are often portrayed as characters with great individuality, or outright eccentrics, something typically personified in one of the most iconic smoking literary figures of all, sherlock Holmes.Other than being a frequent part of short stories and novels, smoking has spawned demolitionless eulogies, praising its qualities and affirming the authors identity as a devoted smoker. Especially during the late 19th century and early 20th century, a panoply of books with titles like tobacco plant plant Its History and associations (1876), Cigarettes in Fact and control (1906) and Pipe and Pouch The Smokers take Book of Poetry (1905) were written in the UK and the US.The titles were written by men for other men and contained general tidbits and poetic musings about the love for tobacco and all things related to it, and frequently praised the refined bachelors life. The Fragrant Weed many of the Good Things Which Have been Said or cheerg about Tobacco, make in 1907, contained, among many others, the following lines from the poem A Bachelors Views by tomcat Hall that were typical of the attitude in many of the books The cover of My annulus Nicotine A Study in Smoke (1896) by J. M. Barrie, otherwise beaver known for his play Peter Pan. So let us drinkTo her, but think Of him who has to keep her And sans a wife Lets spend our life In bachelordom, its cheaper. Eugene Umberger68 These works were all published in an era before the cigarette had become the dominant form of tobacco consumption and pipes, cigars and chewing tobacco were still commonplace. Many of the books were published in novel packaging that would cast the learned smoking gentleman. Pipe and Pouch came in a whip bag resembling a tobacco pouch and Cigarettes in Fact and Fancy (1901) came bound in leather, packaged in an imitation cardboard cigar box.By the late 1920s, the publication of this type of literature largely abated and was only sporadically revived in the later 20th century. 69 Cigarettes in old films were early forms of produce placement 5. Cigarettes as Phallic Symbols Back during the Hays Code days, cigarettes were clever devices utilise as metaphoric hints at sexual activity. When characters shared cigarettes, such as in Now, Voyager, To Have and Have Not and Rope, it implied a sex act. When Marlene Dietrich held a cigarette in any of her films, the prop was a phallic symbol implicit in projecting an image of bisexuality.And ironically, in a film as explicit as 9 ? Weeks, a cigarette may have been a required stand-in for Mickey Rourkes fellow member during a strip-tease scene, because male nudity continues to be a taboo piece the naked female body is common on the big screen. However, not all cigarettes in films represent sex and/or phallus, but receivable to the heavy employment of the prop in such a way for so ma ny years, its hard for moviegoers (particularly those of us with film studies degrees) to think of them as anything but sex symbols.Fortunately, Hollywood is being forced to censor out cigarettes from their movies (for even featuring a pack of cigarettes), and meanwhile they continue to break sexual taboos at the same time. So this cliche is likely to go way very soon. Friendship Since friendship is not a very important issue in the Painted Veil, Compared to love and death, Ill just talk about the more significant one. = kitty and Waddington At the very first beginning past At the end = Dr Fane and Colonel Yu When Colonel Yu met Walter, Then, after At the end =Kitty and sung chingAt first, Sung Ching was appointed by Colonel Yu to treasure Kitty due to the anti-foreigner atmosphere in china, kitty felt like she was guard as a prisoner Then, she started to reject Sun Chings protection and treat him badly when she was finding Mr. Waddington for mailing the letter, tell him to go aw ay and she does not need him At the climax of the anti-foreigner movement, Sun Ching deliver Kitty and Walter from the crowd, on the next day, kitty then ask Sun Ching to come with her friendly. Mei-tan-fu Background info = a colony mad up by the author, not a real village (at first ? lanned to install a new village of Mei-tan-fu in Guangxi, however, the cost is likewise huge and overwhelming ? sent a scout to find a village for the film ? found a completely untouched village = Huang Yao 800 years history untouched because theres no telegraph poles or anything else to contact people in other places? perfect for shooting The rivers and mountains shoots are taken from Huang Yao, its from Guangxi > on-location (means the film is shot at the actual place where the action occurs) Mei-tan fu is a place with many significance in the film, enrapture pick one to and explain why.Significances = new home of the Fanes = the place where death rest Chinese villagers/ walter/ kitty seein g two corpses + colour of lights inaugural the corpse of a villager pass along the same road of Kitty and Walters sadden chairs 2nd the hut where kitty and walter stays the doll on the bed of kittys room Walter I wint touch that if I were you, they may have died in that bed 3rd the corpse of a villager on the side of the road when Kitty walked out from Mr, Waddingtons house 4th the bodies are buried too close to the river th the death of Sister Maryse 6th the soldiers removing corpses from the villagers house sevenththe death of walter =a place for reunion -kitty and walter=a place where they go through in love again Before the union, Walter and Kitty were separated spiritually due to the affair . /. kitty and charlie How after kitty had heard from the nuns about Walter helping the orphans? stating to know that he is a good man and wants to repair their relationship.After Walter had seen Kitty playing with the orphans, he started to have better feelings for Kitty After the uni on, their relationship has been recovered, they even have sex after drinking with Mr. Waddington and XX. Then they travel on the boat to let Kitty visit the irrigate XX. =changes brought by cholera(+ve and -ve) kitty(+ve)/ walter(+ve &-ve)/ colonel yu(+ve) Described by Kitty- no place for a woman madness for me to go Described by Dr. Fane small town on a tributary of Yangtze River, in the interior Film language colour of light, long shot,