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
Tom Ripley harbors some unacknowledged attraction towards men. In "The Talented Mr. Ripley", he is obsessed with Dickie Greenleaf, and is jealous of Greenleaf's girlfriend Marge Sherwood to the point that he fantasizes about Greenleaf rejecting and hitting her. He is also afraid that others will think he is gay, and jokes that he wants to give up both men and women because he can't decide which he likes more. In "Ripley Under Ground", he recalls "turning green" during his wedding, and going impotent with laughter while having sex with Heloise during their honeymoon. In "The Boy Who Followed Ripley", he reflects