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This DVD features the well-loved 2006 drama-romance film "Brokeback Mountain" directed by Ang Lee. Starring Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Anne Hathaway, this movie tells the story of two cowboys who fall in love while working together in the 1960s. The film is in English with English subtitles and has a runtime of 134 minutes. The DVD includes bonus features such as interviews with the screenwriters and director, as well as a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the film. The aspect ratio is 1.85 Anamorphic Wide Screen and the format is DVD. This item is perfect for fans of romantic dramas or anyone who wants to experience a poignant and heart-wrenching story.

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Based on the short story by Pulitzer Prize-winning author E. Annie Proulx, BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN is the tragic and moving story of two cowboys who unexpectedly fall in love while working together one summer in 1963. When the film begins, rodeo cowboy Jack Twist (Jake Gyllenhaal) and ranch-hand Ennis Del Mar (Heath Ledger) are strangers meeting for the first time. As the more outgoing one, it is Jack who must initiate a friendship with Ennis, a man so tight-lipped and self-consciously macho he refuses all facial expression. From this strained beginning, Jack and Ennis gradually begin to bond on cold lonely nights over a fire in the mountains of Signal, Wyoming. One particularly chilly evening, Jack invites Ennis into his tent, where a sudden awkward embrace sends their relationship in a new direction. Though each man stubbornly defends his heterosexuality, the spark between them cannot help but grow, with that initial summer on Brokeback Mountain becoming their reference point for happiness during the rest of their lives. Spanning 20 years, the film moves at an impressively slow pace that really captures the detailed and unhurried style of Proulx's story. Seeing each other a few times a year at best, Ennis and Jack spend the rest of their time half-heartedly living up to society's expectations by marrying and having kids. When the lovers do meet, there is a sense of love so palpable and frustrating it often manifests itself in physical violence. Gyllenhaal shines as the film's hopeful light, and Ledger gives a powerful performance as the emotionally blocked Ennis. Academy Award-winning director Ang Lee captures the natural beauty of Wyoming and Texas with camerawork that, while beautiful, never feels imposing. Gustavo Santaolalla's simple yet haunting score helps to complete a beautiful portrait of regret and wasted chances.

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Producer
James Schamus
EAN
5017239193774
eBay Product ID (ePID)
51682052

Product Key Features

Film/TV Title
Brokeback Mountain
Actor
Scott Michael Campbell, Linda Cardellini, Michelle Williams, Heath Ledger, Anne Hathaway, Randy Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal, Tom Carey, Kate Mara, Anna Faris
Director
Ang Lee
Subtitle Language
English
Format
DVD
Language
English
Release Year
2006
Features
On Being A Cowboy\Directing From The Heart Ang Lee From Script To Screen Interviews With Larry McMurtry And Diana Ossana\Sharing The Story The Making Of Brokeback Mountain, Widescreen, With Subtitles
Aspect Ratio
1.85 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Genre
Drama, Romantic
Run Time
134 Mins

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Certificate
15
Number of Discs
1
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States of America
Reviews
Daily Mirror - Terrific, New York Times - The lonesome chill that seeps through Ang Lee's epic western, BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN is as bone deep as the movie's heartbreaking story..., Uncut - It's a nuanced and complex study of desire, loneliness and the ambiguities swirling beneath the accepted codes of rural life. And, as such, one of the finest movies of the year., Heat - Brilliant, Daily Telegraph - Bold and brilliant, Entertainment Weekly - BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN is that rare thing, a big Hollywood weeper with a beautiful ache at its center. It's a modern-age Western that turns into a quietly revolutionary love story.
Author
E. Annie Proulx
Movie/TV Title
Brokeback Mountain
Composer
Gustavo Santaolaya
Sound source
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround\Dolby Digital Stereo Surround
Awards
Best Screenplay (Adapted) 2005 - Larry McMurtry, Best Direction 2005 - Ang Lee, Best Supporting Actor 2005 - Jake Gyllenhaal, Best Screenplay (Adapted) 2005 - Diana Ossana, Best Music Original Score (Dramatic/Musical/Comedy) 2005 - Gustavo Santaolaya, Best Director 2005 - Ang Lee, Best Screenplay Based On Material Previously Produced Or Published 2005 - Diana Ossana, Best Screenplay Based On Material Previously Produced Or Published 2005 - Larry McMurtry, Best Film 2005 -

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5 out of 5 stars
by 32YPfELvQ3e@Del...01 Jun, 2006
American tragedy
I was stunned when I saw Brokeback Mountain in the movie theater--I walked around in a daze for a week afterwards. It was for me one of the most difficult films I have ever watched. It is a profound tragedy, very much American, and involves two elements--the characters, all of whom (not only the two leading men) are trapped in lives of quiet despair and misery, and the environment in which they live, the great empty expanses of prairie, the unreachable freedom of the mountains, etc. Bringing both elements together director Ang Lee succeeds in capturing an atmosphere of claustrophobia in a world which is physically open--you feel like the characters in the film are almost pinned down by rules of this rigid and inflexible world. Spiritual suffocation seems to sum up what I am trying to describe. What is so paradoxical about Brokeback Mountain is that the region and environment, very American to the core, describes freedom and openness, while the society in which these people live describes restriction, repression, secrecy, pain, and lies. The tension between this contrast is what keeps the film moving and what makes it so difficult to watch. The film will not be to everyone's liking--many gay people have criticized it for not focusing enough on the two male characters' relationship--I think that misses the point though. The whole film is about that relationship, or rather, about its impossibility. The simple fact is that this is not about two men being gay, it's about two people who cannot be who they are period. In that sense it is not really a gay film at all. It's a film about social and spiritual suffocation. If you've grown up in rural America you will know what I am talking about. Others criticize it for being two slow, which I also think misses the point--the tempo is deliberate, encompassing the passage of 20 years of life. There is a muteness to the life being described. The absence of dialogue emphasizes the importance of looks and gestures. This also rings true. It's a film I highly recommend to anyone, probably the best American film made since The Deer Hunter.Read full review
2 out of 5 stars
by fatboy17201006 Jun, 2011
Rubbish ending which ruined the entire film
After reading brilliant reviews of this film, i purchased it and was completely disappointed with it. After nearly 3 hours of watching the film and really getting into the storyline it finsihed. For a film that got such briliant reviews i was truely disappointed. Love Heath Ledger in it though. If i had watched this film at the cinema i would not of then gone out and brought it once it was realised.
5 out of 5 stars
by pnballiol08 Nov, 2016
a great film
I was very impressed by this film - beautifully done
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5 out of 5 stars
by trains.017707 Dec, 2016
Great Film
Excellent,good actors.
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5 out of 5 stars
by gtXN_LrwQ_S@Del...05 Jun, 2012
Amazing.
A brilliant film that is both funny and tear jerking. Both actors give a wonderful performance, I would definitely recommend.

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