Directed by:
Anthony MinghellaScreenplay:
Anthony MinghellaCinematography:
John SealeComposer:
Gabriel YaredCast:
Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, Renée Zellweger, Eileen Atkins, Brendan Gleeson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Natalie Portman, Giovanni Ribisi, Donald Sutherland (more)VOD (2)
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At the dawn of the Civil War, the men of Cold Mountain, North Carolina, rush to join the Confederate army. Ada has vowed to wait for Inman, but as the war drags on and letters go unanswered, she must find the will to survive while desperately struggling to hold onto her family's farm. Inman's long journey home takes him through the crumbling confederacy, as he meets people of all walks of life who both aid and hinder his mission. (Miramax Films)
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Amazing, epic, suspenseful, romantic, funny ... just something I had to see. Countless familiar faces and lots of great acting performances (Renée Zellweger really deserved the Oscar). Despite the running time, I wasn't bored and the plot flew by. A wonderful portrayal of the conditions at the front and in the countryside at the time, of people's joys and sorrows, a beautiful period setting and a lilting musical score. I really like films with a theme of wandering after someone or something and this one turned out brilliantly. I'm glad I had the privilege of seeing this film and will carry it in my mind for a long time.
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Visual perfection and breathtaking performances. Rarely have I felt so invested in the main characters and rooted so much for them to have a happy ending. For that reason, the ending comes as a fatal blow, negating any expected sweet or bitter reunions and instead delivering a gripping twenty-minute catharsis that resonates thoroughly in every sense. Who could have guessed that Cold Mountain is only Anthony Minghella's second and yet last forever truly great film.
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The journey on which Jude Law’s character embarks is adorned with excessively self-absorbed events (what are those cameos for?) and the waiting endured by Nicole Kidman’s character is lightened by Renée Zellweger’s overly eccentric comic performance. The two main storylines thus run in parallel without any need for connection. Does Nicole even need a man in the household since Renée’s arrival? If I were the filmmaker, I would have given Renée a spanking so that she wouldn’t draw all of the attention to herself. Cut out the forty minutes of the film with her in it and paste them together into a pleasant short comedy. But I’m still giving Cold Mountain a respectable four stars, because the actors are excellent, a few moments are very powerful and the formalistic aspect is perfect. Every shot and the entire production design, even in the least important places, are polished to the last detail and beautifully in sync with the shuffling narrative.
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Cold Mountain is exactly as I wanted it; gentle, romantic, but also very rough and sincere. Anthony Minghella is a great director and storyteller, and Cold Mountain is a finely-tuned masterpiece down to the last detail, musically, technically, and dramaturgically.
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Return to Cold Mountain impressed me positively only at the very beginning and towards the end; everything in between is nice to look at, but without any inner juice or atmosphere.
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