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Overview

User Rating:
7.8/10   103,349 votes
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Director:
Ang Lee
Writers (WGA):
Annie Proulx (short story)
Larry McMurtry (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
16 December 2005 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance | Western more
Tagline:
Love Is A Force Of Nature
Plot:
Based on the 'E. Annie Proulx' story about a forbidden and secretive relationship between two cowboys and their lives over the years. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Won 3 Oscars. Another 78 wins & 64 nominations more
User Comments:
Powerful, Numbing more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Heath Ledger ... Ennis Del Mar

Jake Gyllenhaal ... Jack Twist

Randy Quaid ... Joe Aguirre
Valerie Planche ... Waitress
David Trimble ... Basque
Victor Reyes ... Chilean Sheepherder #1
Lachlan Mackintosh ... Chilean Sheepherder #2

Michelle Williams ... Alma
Larry Reese ... Jolly Minister
Marty Antonini ... Timmy
Tom Carey ... Rodeo Clown
Dan McDougall ... Bartender #1
Don Bland ... Biker #1
Steven Cree Molison ... Biker #2

Anne Hathaway ... Lureen Newsome
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Souvenirs de Brokeback Mountain (Canada: French title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for sexuality, nudity, language and some violence.
Runtime:
134 min
Country:
Canada | USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital
Filming Locations:
Calgary, Alberta, Canada more

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Trivia:
Joseph Gordon-Levitt was considered for the role of Ennis, having starred in Latter Days (2003) and Mysterious Skin (2004); and being closer in age to Jake Gyllenhaal and Michelle Williams. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Ennis and Jack are fighting on the hill, the day they leave, and Jack knees Ennis in the nose, he gets up to help him. He puts his hands on Ennis' shoulders, but in the next shot, his right wrist is being used to soak up the blood from Ennis' bloody nose. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Joe Aguirre: You pair of deuces lookin' for work, I suggest you get your scrawny asses in here pronto.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "Best! Movies! Ever!: Kisses (#1.11)" (2007) more
Soundtrack:
Capriccio Espagnol, op. 34 more

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1,075 out of 1,475 people found the following comment useful:-
Powerful, Numbing, 12 September 2005
10/10
Author: Jamester from Canada

I just saw this at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) to a packed house (with Ang Lee present for today's screening). And I have to say, it absolutely transfixed me and was worth the watch. Out of 24 movies I screened at the TIFF this year, this was the only one I rated a 10/10! Three things really stood out for me making this a stand-out of a film:

1) HONESTY: Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal really pulled this off. I wasn't expecting performances so real and nuanced, and was warmly surprised. Kudos, also, to Mr. Lee for making such a poignant and refreshingly honest film!

2) STORY: Great story-telling. In fact you're not actually being *told* a story. The story unfolds and the viewer watches what happens pulling you in. What a great experience! In fact, I want to experience this story again -- I'm going to look for the short story.

3) NUMBING: In a thought-provoking kind of way. I left the theatre digesting the story even as I sat on the streetcar thinking about the characters. I cared for them, and wondered what could/might happen to them after the screen went black. My mind was playing out scenarios and in that sense, it was numbing, in a thought-provoking, emotionally heavy way.

This is powerful cinema and is definitely worth checking out. It's the best Ang Lee film I've seen to date (I've seen most, but not all of his feature films).

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