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Cold Mountain (2003)

 -  Drama | Romance | War  -  25 December 2003 (USA)
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In the waning days of the American Civil War, a wounded soldier embarks on a perilous journey back home to Cold Mountain, North Carolina to reunite with his sweetheart.

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Inman, a wounded confederate soldier, is on a perilous journey home to his mountain community, hoping to reunite with his prewar sweetheart, Ada. Written by Siddharth Mohan <siddharth@freesurf.ch>

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Budget:

$83,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$211,255 (Japan) (7 May 2004)

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$95,632,614 (USA) (25 June 2004)
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The rather odd-looking pistol that Inman is carrying before he is captured by Confederate soldiers is an 1860 Beauregard LeMat, which was a favored weapon of many Confederate cavalrymen, as it held nine shots as well as a lower barrel with a .28-gauge shotgun load. This was the type of pistol carried by Confederate General JEB Stuart. See more »

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The Appalachian Mountains of the Eastern United States have no jagged peaks. The mountains shown are Romanian. See more »

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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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"Am I Born to Die?"
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an epic
8 June 2005 | by (United States) – See all my reviews

This movie moved me more than I was expecting, and I was fully prepared to cry. The acting mainly carried this film, with superb performances from Jude Law, Nicole Kidman and Renee Zellweger, as well as the supporting cast. These actors portrayed characters so intensely human that they lingered the remainder of the night with me, and I had trouble shaking this war drama. The costumes and cinematography were also magical, but didn't get carried away with themselves. They didn't take focus, but added to the whole effect. Cold Mountain could never become my favorite movie, as that title will always belong to The English Patient, but it's in the top five. The story itself was well developed, and stayed fairly unpredictable. I did not find myself guessing what line came next. A heart-wrenching story about humanity and war. In fact, this movie was so strongly real that it was barely noticeable it took place in the 19th century. It seemed to apply to all times.


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