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25 December 2003 (USA) moreTagline:
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In the waning days of the American Civil War, a wounded soldier (Law) embarks on a perilous journey back home to Cold Mountain, North Carolina to reunite with his sweetheart (Kidman). Based on the novel by Charles Frazier. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
Won Oscar. Another 13 wins & 61 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(190 articles)
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Stunning photography, fine performances but flawed script and mixed results... moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Jude Law | ... | Inman | |
| Nicole Kidman | ... | Ada Monroe | |
| Renée Zellweger | ... | Ruby Thewes | |
| Eileen Atkins | ... | Maddy | |
| Brendan Gleeson | ... | Stobrod Thewes | |
| Philip Seymour Hoffman | ... | Reverend Veasey | |
| Natalie Portman | ... | Sara | |
| Giovanni Ribisi | ... | Junior | |
| Donald Sutherland | ... | Reverend Monroe | |
| Ray Winstone | ... | Teague | |
| Kathy Baker | ... | Sally Swanger | |
| James Gammon | ... | Esco Swanger | |
| Charlie Hunnam | ... | Bosie | |
| Jack White | ... | Georgia | |
| Ethan Suplee | ... | Pangle |
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Rated R for violence and sexuality.Parents Guide:
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154 minCountry:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
USA:R (certificate #40383) | Iceland:16 | Malaysia:18SG | Australia:M (TV rating) | Netherlands:12 (TV rating) | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Sweden:11 | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA | Brazil:16 | Finland:K-15 | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:15 | Italy:T | Japan:R-15 | Norway:15 | Philippines:R-18 | Singapore:M18 | Singapore:NC-16 (cut) | South Korea:15 | Spain:18 | UK:15 | Canada:14A (Ontario)Fun Stuff
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Tom Hanks, Brad Pitt, and Daniel Day-Lewis were all considered for the role of Inman at one point or another. moreGoofs:
Factual errors: Before the Civil War even begins (1861), Ada asks Inman if he "had a picture made ... a tintype." The word tintype did not come into use until 1864. Before the War, these pictures were known as ferrotypes or ambrotypes. moreQuotes:
[first lines]Ada: [voiceover] Dear Mr. Inman, I began by counting the days, then the months. I don't count on anything anymore except the hope that you will return, and the silent fear that in the years since we saw each other, this war, this awful war, will have changed us both beyond all reckoning.
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Who is singing the song about "my ain true love"?Did Brendan Gleeson do his own fiddle-playing?
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There are so many good things to praise in COLD MOUNTAIN that it pains me to say that staying with it to the very end is sometimes difficult because it drags in spots and some of the story-telling techniques are awkwardly staged.
Nothing but kudos for the casting. Nicole Kidman and Jude Law are in top form--with Law hiding his good looks most of the time under beard, stubble or mud. Renee Zellweger makes us understand why she won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role as the tough but tender-hearted Ruby. Cinematography and background score are tops.
By the time the two lovers have been reunited for the finale, much has happened in the way of showing how war brutalizes men. Anthony Minghella doesn't flinch from showing the harsh realities of battle and then switching to scenes of pastoral splendor on the home front.
It's a film in which all the ingredients are put together with exceptional craftsmanship. So much so, that you wish the script had been a little stronger to make the two hours and thirty-four minutes more absorbing. Unfortunately, it tends to take too long to tell a tale that lacks the power of holding interest once it gets past the midway point.
Nevertheless, anyone interested in the Civil War period will find this a meticulous work as far as costumes, settings and use of folk music is concerned.
But be warned: This bittersweet romance at times is downright depressing and the gritty war scenes (and the brutality of certain Yankee soldiers) are about as graphic as such battle scenes usually get. The overall feeling is one of awe that so much has been accomplished and yet there is something unsatisfying about the tale itself.