Continuity mistake: As Edward Norton rises and walks away, the child that is in Naomi Watts' arms is lying on his side. The angle then changes and instantly the child is lying face up. The moment is continuous as Norton is still there, moving away. (01:47:20)
The Painted Veil (2006)
1 continuity mistake
Directed by: John Curran
Starring: Naomi Watts, Liev Schreiber, Edward Norton, Alan David, Bin Li, Bin Wu, Catherine An
Continuity mistake: As Edward Norton rises and walks away, the child that is in Naomi Watts' arms is lying on his side. The angle then changes and instantly the child is lying face up. The moment is continuous as Norton is still there, moving away. (01:47:20)
Walter Fane: I'd like to press on, if you don't mind.
Kitty Fane: Surely my comforts are no concern to you.
Trivia: This movie was the first ever Western movie that was co-produced with the Chinese Film Bureau. Shot on location in Shanghai, in southern Guangxi Province's green hills along the Li River, and on Beijing sound stages, it is also the first Western movie to be allowed to shoot entirely in China for decades, as stated by both the director, John Curran, and NPR.
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