Cold Mountain (film) Cold Mountain (film) Cold Mountain is a 2003 epic war film written and directed by Anthony Minghella. The film is based on the bestselling 1997 novel of the same name by Charles Frazier. It stars Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, and Renée Zellweger with Eileen Atkins, Brendan Gleeson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Natalie Portman, Giovanni Ribisi, Donald Sutherland, and Ray Winstone in supporting roles. The film tells the story of a wounded deserter from the Confederate army close to the end of the American Civil War, who is on his way home to the woman he loves. The film was a co-production
The Talented Mr. Ripley (film) is traveling with members of her family. Sobbing, he strangles Peter, and returns to his cabin. "The Guardian" reported in 2000 that Leonardo DiCaprio declined the offer to play Ripley before Damon was cast in the role. Apart from the beginning scenes filmed in New York City, the movie was shot entirely on location in Italy. The cliffside resort town of Positano and various villages on the islands of Ischia and Procida, near Naples, were used to represent the fictional town of "Mongibello". The scenes taking place in San Remo were actually filmed in Anzio, a resort-town near Rome. Famous