Goofs:
Errors in geography: An insert of a "crow" is shown, sitting on a fencepost. It's a grey-and-black Hooded Crow (Corvus corone corvix), common in Eastern Europe (where the film was shot), but unheard of in the southern US (where the story is set). (more)

Trivia:
As of 2003, this was the most expensive film Miramax has financed on its own, with a budget of about $79 million. (more)

Filming Locations:
Carpathian Mountains, Romania (more)

Quotes:
[first lines]
Ada: [voiceover] Dear Mr. Inman, I began by counting the days, then the months. I don't count on anything anymore except the hope that you will return, and the silent fear that in the years since we saw each other, this war, this awful war, will have changed us both beyond all reckoning.
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 13 wins & 57 nominations (more)