Brokeback Mountain
Universal Studios (2005)
Drama, Queer Themes/Interest, Romance
In Collection
#10
9*
Seen ItYes
(March 2007 Ravens 15th Anniversary and elsewhere)
025192631528
IMDB   7.7
134 mins USA / English
DVD  Region 1   R (Restricted)
Heath Ledger Ennis Del Mar
Graham Beckel L.D. Newsome
Randy Quaid Joe Aguirre
Peter McRobbie John Twist
Michelle Williams Alma Beers Del Mar
Jake Gyllenhaal Jack Twist
Marty Antonini Timmy
Anne Hathaway Lureen Newsome Twist
Roberta Maxwell Mrs. Twist
Linda Cardellini Cassie Cartwright
Anna Faris LaShawn Malone
Scott Michael Campbell Monroe
David Harbour Randall
Kade Phillips Ennis, Age 9
Dean Barrett Bartender #2
Mary Liboiron Fayette Newsome
Hannah Stewart Alma Jr., Age 3
David Lang Announcer
Director
Ang Lee
Producer James Schamus
Diana Ossana
Michael Costigan
Scott Ferguson
Larry McMurtry
Writer/Composer Larry McMurtry
E. Annie Proulx
Diana Ossana
Annie Proulx
Cinematography Rodrigo Prieto
Music Gustavo Santaolalla


Based on the E. Annie Proulx story about a forbidden and secretive relationship between two cowboys and their lives over the years.

A raw, powerful story of two young men, a Wyoming ranch hand and a rodeo cowboy, who meet in the summer of 1963 sheepherding in the harsh, high grasslands of contemporary Wyoming and form an unorthodox yet life-long bond--by turns ecstatic, bitter and conflicted. Written by Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana

In 1963,two young men hire on as ranch hands in the Wyoming mountains.During the long months of isolation,an unusual bond starts to develop between them, one which they are only vaguely aware of--until one night when it rises to the surface in a passionate encounter.When the season ends,they part ways,only to realize the true depth of their feelings.Thus begins a decades-long affair that the two of them desperately try to hide from those around them--one which will prove simultaneously beautiful and devastating. Written by LOTUS73

In the Summer of 1963 Wyoming, two young men, Ennis a ranch hand and Jack an aspiring rodeo bull rider, are sent to work together herding sheep on Brokeback Mountain, and what had otherwise been anticipated to be a rather uneventful venture, will soon turn into an affair of love, of lust, and complications that will spand through 19 years of their lives. Through marriage, through children, and through the mighty grip of societal confines and the expectations of what it is to be a man. Written by JamaicaSugar

Set against the sweeping vistas of Alberta's Rocky Mountains, this film tells the story of two young men - a ranch-hand and a rodeo cowboy - who meet in the summer of 1963 and unexpectedly forge a lifelong connection, one whose complications, joys and tragedies provide a testament to the endurance and power of love. Written by focus features

In 1963, in Wyoming, the rancher Ennis Del Mar (Heath Ledger) and the rodeo cowboy Jack Twist (Jake Gynllenhaal) are hired to watch the sheep along the summer in the Brokeback Mountain. In a cold night, the get drunken and have sexual intercourse after months of loneliness. When their assignment ends, Jack moves to Texas and Ennis to Riverton and they raise families of their own. Years later, when they meet each other, a passionate bond connects them and they fall in love for each other. They affair lasts for more than twelve years when a tragedy happens. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Edition Details
Edition Widescreen Edition
Distributor Universal
Release Date 4/4/2006
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Widescreen 1.85:1 Color (Anamorphic)
Subtitles English; French; Spanish
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital 5.1 [French]
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
No. of Discs/Tapes 1

Features
"The Making of..." Documentary Cast Interviews Director's Commentary

Notes
TimeOut magazine Best Gay Film #1
2018 National Film Registry of the Librarty of Congress