Cold Mountain (North Carolina) settlement on the real-life mountain. The peak is accessible only by hiking a spur of the strenuous Art Loeb Trail. A major motion picture based on the novel was distributed by Miramax Films in 2003. The movie was actually filmed in the Carpathian Mountains of Romania. A Miramax Films spokesperson cited higher production costs however director Anthony Minghella had said that the lack of old-growth forests and period buildings as well as the lack of dependable snowfall were the primary reasons he chose not to film in Western North Carolina. A 2015 opera production followed. "Cold Mountain Hunter" a 2004
Tom Ripley Soleil)" in 1960, starring Alain Delon as Ripley, and under its original title in 1999, starring Matt Damon. "Ripley Under Ground" was adapted into a 2005 film, starring Barry Pepper. "Ripley's Game" was filmed in 1977 as "The American Friend", starring Dennis Hopper, and under its original title in 2002, starring John Malkovich. The Ripley novels have also been adapted for television and radio. "The Talented Mr. Ripley" was adapted for a January 1956 episode of the anthology television series "Studio One", and Jonathan Kent played Ripley in a 1982 episode of "The South Bank Show" titled "Patricia Highsmith: A