ThisfilmisbasedonMaugham'snovel"paintedveil"adaptation,theHollywoodwasinthelastcentury,thenovelmovedonscreen,theactressisGretaGabo.ProducerBoladyavoidancecomparedwiththe1934edition,"everyonehastherightindifferentperiods,aclassicbookonthefilmadaptation."TheSinoUScooperation"veil",$20000000.Becauseaftertenyearsinthemaking,fromthedirectortotheheroineisasubstituteforphotographing,realmoneyhasbeenquitelimited.However,thefilmdetails,"veil"isto"restorethetrue"cast,alsoinvitedtwicewontheOscarforbestcostumenominatedRuthMiles.Provided..