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Brokeback Mountain

Brokeback Mountain

2006

Ang Lee's Oscar, Golden Globe and Venice Film Festival winning tale of cowboy romance starring Heath Ledger and Jack Gyllenhaal.

In 1963 two farmhands (Gyllenhaal and Ledger) meet whilst tending sheep on a remote mountain, Brokeback Mountain that is. During these long months they form a friendship that sneaks its way into a sexual one. Once their job is done, they're back to their former lives and communities where homosexuality is not tolerated. Despite both marrying, the romance and connection they share will haunt them over the next two decades.

Starring Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Randy Quaid, Anne Hathaway, Michelle Williams

Directed by Ang Lee ('Hulk', 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon', 'The Ice Storm')

Written by Larry McMurtry, Diana Ossana (based on a short story by Annie Proulx)

Festivals & Awards Winner of Best Director, Adapted Screenplay at the 2006 Academy Awards. Best Director, Film (Drama), Score & Screenplay at the 2006 Golden Globes. Winner of the Golden Lion at Venice Film Festival 2006.

Romance, Drama, Adaptation | 2hr 14mins | Rated (M) | contains violence, offensive language & sex scenes | Origin: USA | Official Site »

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     4

    g

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    I've seen it....overseas and it truely a good film, it deserves all the awards it t

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  • loved it.......beautiful

     5

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     4

    P Man

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    Incredibly intense and involving film. Has you enthralled for every minute.

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  • It's a real must see.

     5

    Broke Addict

    Nobody (?)

    Beautifully shot, stunning scenery, perfect cast, tense story, stron feelings. You might experience a sleepness nigth after this movie.

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    Brian

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    I must agree with the other reviews. Some of us might need to take a breather after certain scenes, certainly squirm worthy. But the film is wonderfully done, and very involving.

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     4

    Maverick

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    whats makes it so moving is how the movie stays with you after you've left. its an amazingly tragic love story the best I've ever seen. Heath ledger's performance is superb. Worth all the praise it's recieved

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  • The most overrated movie of the year.

     1

    Kaye

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    The most overrated movie of the year. Whether you are straight or gay it is a poor storyline with many many slow bits - the dogs are od though. The film is more about what is not said than what is said in the movie.

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     3

    Mike G

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    Being a 33 year old guy, I was surprised by this movie. I was sceptic about the subject matter (as many are), but was surprised that the movie was as od as it was. My wife enjoyed the movie, she says "it was eye opening" and "a very good film". I thought it was well done and worth seeing.

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    Anne of Tauranga

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    Excellent scenery............but to hell with the rest!!!
    Save your money, there's many better.

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    Logan

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    This Movie just plain SUCK's in more ways than one.

    Slow paced, insiped, self absorbed, self indulgent, overhyped in short just plain BOLLOCKS.

    Like all Art, it creates a reaction in my case ....pass the bucket ....quick.

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  • BBC

     5

    While the notion of gay cowboys may induce some sniggering in the back row, Brokeback Mountain is a masterclass in subtle directing. That's not to say Ang Lee shies away from sex; indeed the passion between the lovers is shockingly brutal. But it's a testament to his sensitive handling, and fearlessly vulnerable performances by Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger, that this love story between two ranch hands stands for something essentially human. It is both raw and exquisite...
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  • Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

     4

    The filmmakers have focused so intently and with such feeling on Jack and Ennis that the movie is as observant as work by Bergman...
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  • Empire Magazine UK

     5

    A wonderful meditation on longing and regret shot with an eye for classic Hollywood. Gyllenhaal gets the show-role, but Ledger's buttoned-down performance is a triumph of quiet complexity...
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  • Real Groove (Rod Johns)

     4

    1/2 Happy, sad, and always destined for tears... Brokeback Mountain is one of the great screen love stories of modern cinema...
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  • Rolling Stone USA (Peter Travers)

     4

    Ang Lee's unmissable and unforgettable Brokeback Mountain hits you like a shot in the heart. It's a landmark film and a triumph for Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal, who bring deep reserves of feeling to this defiantly erotic love story about two Wyoming ranch hands and the external and internal forces that drive them from desire to denial...
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