Sunday, 20 May 2007

Film

The Painted Veil

[Exit sign at the Riverside Theatre]

Based on a novel by W Somerset Maughan, The Painted Veil tries to capture the fragile, subtle tone of the book whilst depicting the wild landscape and desperation of a community in 1930s rural China ravaged by cholera. That said, it feels less than the some of its parts. Not entirely faithful to the book, the slightly wooden acting leaves me feeling detached and frustrated at the caricaturing of the political situation behind the plot. But it made for an escapist wind-down after a hectic and strenuous weekend, and for that we were grateful.

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Personal

The last day

At 9pm last night we sealed the last box. So what do you do on your last day in town?

We have:

There's one last thing to do as a resident of Woodbridge...

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