Kind of interesting that "Cold Mountain" could be considered
noir. Like "Barry Lyndon" (one of Stanley Kubrick's most
underrated movies), Cold Mountain seems more about
preordained fate, more tragic than dark.
As already discussed, there are noir protagonists who aren't
what you would consider tough (two more examples, Rex Stout's
brilliant How Like a God, and Seymour Shubin's terrific
Anyone's My Name), but far more do have a toughness to them.
Probably because a lot of noir protagonists are either
criminals or people who've been living on the edge.
-Dave Z
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