Release Date: 6/29/2004 Original Release: 2003 Format: DVD Length: 155 minutes Rating:R (MPAA) Rating Reason: violence and sexuality UPC: 786936242164 Studio: Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Dramas, Civil War, Live-Action, Romance, Slavery, War, Love Story, Historical, Theatrical Release, Romances, Soldiers, Essential Cinema, Based On A Novel
Description
Directed by Anthony Minghella (THE ENGLISH PATIENT), this Civil War saga addresses romance, friendship, and the ravages of war--both in the field and on the home front. Far more than a simple love story, Minghella's film captures the horrors of war for both those fighting it, and for those left behind. Based on the Charles Frazier novel, this is a tale of hope, longing, redemption, second chances, and faith.
Ada Monroe (Nicole Kidman) is a proper lady who accompanies her preacher father (Donald Sutherland) to Cold Mountain, North Carolina. She waits for her love, W.P. Inman (Jude Law)--a sensitive man with little use for many words--to return from war. In the process she learns basic survival skills and finds strength from no-nonsense Ruby (Renée Zellweger), a spitfire who can work the land as well as any man. Meanwhile, wounded Inman has had enough of war and killing, and is slowly working his way back to Ada despite the perils of being a Confederate deserter. Law and Kidman are genuinely touching as two virtual strangers who invest all of their faith in each other, and Zellweger is astounding as the uncultured but compassionate Ruby. Rounding out the cast is an impressive array of actors, including Brendan Gleeson, Ray Winstone, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Natalie Portman, Jack White (of the White Stripes), Kathy Baker, Giovanni Ribisi, and many others.
DVD Features
2-Disc Set Region 1 Collectors Edition Special Edition Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound - English DTS 5.1 Surround Sound - English Additional Release Material: Audio Commentary: Anthony Minghella - Writer/Director, Walter Murch - Editor Featurette: 1. Deleted Scenes 2. "Words & Music of COLD MOUNTAIN - Royce Hall Special" 3. "Climbing COLD MOUNTAIN" - Documentary 4. "A Journey to COLD MOUNTAIN" - Making Of
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I actually really liked this movie. I thought the casting was great, Nicole Kidman is devastastingly lovely and Jude Law is sex on a stick. It is sometimes a bit slow, but Anthony Minghella really... Read the whole review at MatchFlick
Posted on March 17, 2006
Reviewed by: David Hurlbert
Cold Mountain (2003) is an unusual war movie in that its focus is more on the innocent causalities of war than on the war itself. This civil war story is more about hope, home, love, and humanity... Read the whole review at MatchFlick
Posted on March 17, 2006
