Cold Mountain (2003)

Directed by Anthony Minghella · Cinematography by John Seale

R154 min60 frames

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What is Cold Mountain about?

In this classic story of love and devotion set against the backdrop of the American Civil War, a wounded Confederate soldier named W.P. Inman deserts his unit and travels across the South, aiming to return to his young wife, Ada, who he left behind to tend their farm. As Inman makes his perilous journey home, Ada struggles to keep their home intact with the assistance of Ruby, a mysterious drifter sent to help her by a kindly neighbor.

Cold Mountain is a 2003 epic period war drama film written and directed by Anthony Minghella. The film is based on the bestselling 1997 novel by Charles Frazier. It stars Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, and Renée Zellweger with Eileen Atkins, Brendan Gleeson, Kathy Baker, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Natalie Portman, Jack White, 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 journeys home to reunite with the woman he loves. The film was a co-production of companies in Italy, Romania, and the United States.

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What does the cinematography of Cold Mountain look like?

Across 59 sampled frames, Cold Mountain builds its coverage from wide compositions (41% of the sample), with medium shots (22%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer John Seale keeps 64% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Deep focus keeps foreground and background readable at once in 58% of the frames.

What is the color palette of Cold Mountain?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Cold Mountain (2003) are #312f2b, #4e5151, #d4d5d3, #919074, #515039, #161413 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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