Anthony Minghella
Cold Mountain
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.
- Director: Anthony Minghella
- Main Cast: Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, Renée Zellweger
- Soundtrack: Gabriel Yared
- Cinematography: John Seale
- Screenplay: Anthony Minghella
Cinema Premiere: December 24, 2003
7 foreign reviews of Cold Mountain (2003)
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8 / 10
Translated from swedish: Anthony Minghella's film adaptation of Charles Frazier's bestselling debut novel "Cold Mountain" surprisingly manages to overcome the handicap of a difficult narrative structure that also burdened the source material: the jumps back and forth between the two main characters who live out their separate stories without contact with each other.
- Diana HolmbergSwedish: Helsingborgs Dagblad »
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4 / 6
Translated from swedish: It's stunningly beautiful and excellent escapism into the era of country folk and heroes.
- Johanna KoljonenSwedish: ng.se »
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6 / 10
Translated from swedish: With Minghella's perfectionism, the story slowly unfolds without getting bogged down in blood and mud. It doesn't even get truly dirty, strangely enough.
- Bernt EklundSwedish: expressen.se »
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3 / 5
Translated from swedish: Half anti-war film, half tragic love story, "Cold Mountain" is touching and powerful often enough to feel worth watching. It's quality, you know. It's solid, you know. If it has a problem, it's maybe that it feels "built for the Oscars". Everything's here, everything's expertly filmed, all the pieces fall into place - maybe not exactly as you hope but pretty much exactly as you'd expect.
- Anders LindahlSwedish: russin.nu »
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3 / 6
Translated from swedish: The whole thing feels hollow and more than a little repetitive. Before almost every shot, every scene, you feel like you've seen it all before.
- Carl-Johan MalmbergSwedish: svd.se »
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1 / 5
Translated from swedish: To keep us awake, Minghella throws in some gratuitous violence against animals and children to provoke emotional reactions. "Cold Mountain" is a cold, lifeless and shallow film.
- Christoffer AnderssonSwedish: moviezine.se »
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Box Office
Cold Mountain has earned a total of 173 013 509 dollars from cinemas across the world (the global box office).
1. Aftonbladet
Translated from swedish: Great passion. Sensational landscapes. But what sticks most is the robustly rustic Rudy. Renée Zellweger steals the film with her downturned mouth and her solid swing with the manure fork. Love? Sure, but first some homegrown vegetables.
- Jens Peterson
Swedish: aftonbladet.se »