Brokeback Mountain

Theatrical Release Date: 2005 12 09 (USA - Limited) / 2006 01 13 (USA)

UPC: 025192010743

Studio: Universal Studios

MPAA Rating: R   Contains:[Mild Violence, Nudity, Not For Children, Profanity, Sexual Situations, Drug Content, Alcohol Consumption]

Summary: Ang Lee's adaptation of E. Annie Proulx's story Brokeback Mountain stars Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger as young cowboys named Jack Twist and Ennis Del Mar. Each of them is hired to corral sheep on the title location and they soon bond very closely. Their platonic relationship explodes into a physical one, but eventually the two are separated when their job comes to an end. Although the two follow different life paths -- one becoming a father of two and the other marrying into a successful business -- they have a reunion years later. Each is affected profoundly by the rekindling of their old feelings for each other. Those feelings lead each to consider what continuing their hidden relationship would cost them. The screenplay was written by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

Category: Romance

Awards: In Competition – Venice International Film Festival Best Picture – Berlin International Film Festival Best Picture – Independent Spirit Awards Best Director – Independent Spirit Awards Best Supporting Actress – Independent Spirit Awards Best Actor – Independent Spirit Awards Best Picture – Los Angeles Film Critics Association Best Director – Los Angeles Film Critics Association Best Actor - Runner-up – Los Angeles Film Critics Association Best Picture – Broadcast Film Critics Association Best Screenplay – Broadcast Film Critics Association Best Screenplay – Broadcast Film Critics Association Best Actor – Broadcast Film Critics Association Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion – Broadcast Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actress – Broadcast Film Critics Association Best Director – Broadcast Film Critics Association Best Song – Broadcast Film Critics Association Best Score – Broadcast Film Critics Association Best Picture – Boston Society of Film Critics Best Director – Boston Society of Film Critics Best Director – National Board of Review Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion – National Board of Review Best Picture – National Board of Review Best Picture - Drama – null Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama – null Best Supporting Actress – null Best Screenplay – null Best Screenplay – null Best Original Score – null Best Original Song – null Best Original Song – null Best Picture – San Francisco Film Critics Circle Best Director – San Francisco Film Critics Circle Best Actor – San Francisco Film Critics Circle Best Picture – Dallas/Fort Worth Film Critics Association Best Director – Dallas/Fort Worth Film Critics Association Best Cinematography – Dallas/Fort Worth Film Critics Association Best Picture – Las Vegas Film Critics Association Best Director – Las Vegas Film Critics Association Best Actor – Las Vegas Film Critics Association Best Actor – London Film Critics Association Best Picture – London Film Critics Association Best Screenplay – London Film Critics Association Best Screenplay – London Film Critics Association Best Director – London Film Critics Association Best Actor – Phoenix Film Critics Association Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion – Phoenix Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actress – Phoenix Film Critics Association Best Adapted Screenplay – Phoenix Film Critics Association Best Adapted Screenplay – Phoenix Film Critics Association Best Cinematography – Phoenix Film Critics Association Top Ten Film of the Year – Phoenix Film Critics Association Best Picture – American Film Institute Best Picture – Chicago Film Critics Association Best Director – Chicago Film Critics Association Best Screenplay – Chicago Film Critics Association Best Screenplay – Chicago Film Critics Association Best Actor – Chicago Film Critics Association Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion – Chicago Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actress – Chicago Film Critics Association Best Original Score – Chicago Film Critics Association Best Cinematography – Chicago Film Critics Association Best Adapted Screenplay – Writers Guild of America Best Adapted Screenplay – Writers Guild of America Best Actor – Screen Actors Guild Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion – Screen Actors Guild Best Supporting Actress – Screen Actors Guild Best Ensemble – Screen Actors Guild Best Director – Directors Guild of America Best Actor - Runner-up – National Society of Film Critics Best Picture – St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Best Director – St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Best Actor – St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Best Screenplay – St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Best Screenplay – St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Best Picture – Online Film Critics Association Best Director – Online Film Critics Association Best Actor – Online Film Critics Association Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion – Online Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actress – Online Film Critics Association Best Adapted Screenplay – Online Film Critics Association Best Adapted Screenplay – Online Film Critics Association Best Cinematography – Online Film Critics Association Best Score – Online Film Critics Association Best Cinematography – American Society of Cinematographers Best Picture – Iowa Film Critics Association Best Director – Iowa Film Critics Association Best Edited Feature - Drama – American Cinema Editors Guild Best Edited Feature - Drama – American Cinema Editors Guild Best Director – null Best Picture – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Director – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Adapted Screenplay – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Adapted Screenplay – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Actor – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Supporting Actress – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Film Music – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Cinematography – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Editing – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Editing – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Producer of the Year – Producers Guild of America Producer of the Year – Producers Guild of America Best Actor – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Supporting Actress – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Cinematography – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Director – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Original Score – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Picture – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Adapted Screenplay – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Adapted Screenplay – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Picture – New York Film Critics Circle Best Director – New York Film Critics Circle Best Actor – New York Film Critics Circle Film Presented – Telluride Film Festival Best Picture – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Supporting Actor – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Supporting Actor – Online Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actor – Screen Actors Guild Best Original Song – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Original Score – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Screenplay – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Moti – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Supporting Actor – National Board of Review Best Supporting Actor – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Director – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Supporting Actor – Chicago Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actor – Phoenix Film Critics Association Best Original Song – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Screenplay – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Picture - Drama – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Supporting Actor – Broadcast Film Critics Association

Features: A Groundbreaking Success

Music from the Mountain
Impressions from the Film
On Being a Cowboy
Directing from the Heart: Ane Lee
From Script to Scene: Interviews with Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana

Sharing the Story: The Making of Brokeback Mountain

Brokeback Mountain

Format: Blu-ray

Release Date: 03/10/2009

Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Theatre Wide-Screen

Audio: DD2 Dolby Digital Stereo, DHMA null, DTS-ESM Digital Theater Pseudo 6.1 System

Runtime: 120 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,Spanish,French

Perry Seibert

Ang Lee's Brokeback Mountain is an effective and affecting psychological study of a man so afraid of revealing emotions that he nearly implodes due to his inability to express himself. Heath Ledger gives a beautifully nuanced performance as Ennis Del Mar, a man of the land who for a number of reasons is unable to share himself in a real way with anyone other than the love of his life -- and even then he is unable to open up fully. The fact that his great love is another man provides yet another reason why he feels he must keep his emotions inside himself. Jake Gyllenhaal plays Jack Twist, the more outgoing of the pair. His gregariousness wins over the taciturn Ennis, but it also is the character trait that will eventually cause the two to have their biggest fight. The film smartly observes the men's relationships with their wives. One realizes that Ennis' inability to communicate would have caused trouble in his marriage even without his affair. Jack, being the more outgoing of the two, actually attempts to find ways to satisfy his closeted impulses even though emotionally he is drawn totally to Ennis. The pair are more than ably supported by Michelle Williams playing a simple but very smart woman, Randy Quaid, and Linda Cardellini, who gives Ennis a piece of advice about love that rings remarkably true in a film that seeks nothing more than to show what is inside the heart of a man trapped by inarticulateness. The film's final scene is so small it plays at the time like an anticlimax, but when a viewer takes stock of everything the character has gone through, one realizes how profoundly the character has changed. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Michael Hausman  Executive Producer 
William Pohlad  Executive Producer 
James Schamus  Producer 
Ang Lee  Director 
Larry McMurtry  Executive Producer 
Larry McMurtry  Screenwriter 
Gustavo Santaolalla  Composer (Music Score) 
Diana Ossana  Producer 
Diana Ossana  Screenwriter 
Michael Costigan  Executive Producer 
Alberta Film Entertainment  Executive Producer 
Heath Ledger  Actor 
Jake Gyllenhaal  Actor 
Michelle Williams  Actor 
Anne Hathaway  Actor 
Linda Cardellini  Actor 
Randy Quaid  Actor 
Kate Mara  Actor 
Anna Faris  Actor 
Valerie Planche  Actor 
David Trimble  Actor 
Victor Reyes  Actor 
Lachlan Mackintosh  Actor 
Larry Reese  Actor 
Marty Antonini  Actor 
Tom Carey  Actor 
Dan McDougall  Actor 
Steven Cree Molison  Actor 
Duval Lang  Actor 
Dean Barrett  Actor 
Hannah Stewart  Actor 
Scott Michael Campbell  Actor 
Mary Liboiron  Actor 
Graham Beckel  Actor 
Kade Philips  Actor 
Steffen Cole Moster  Actor 
Brooklyn Proulx  Actor 
Keanna Dubé  Actor 
James Baker  Actor 
Pete Seadon  Actor 
Sarah Hyslop  Actor 
Jacey Kenny  Actor 
Jerry Callaghan  Actor 
Cayla Wolever  Actor 
Cheyenne Hill  Actor 
Jake Church  Actor 
Ken Zilka  Actor 
John Tench  Actor 
David Harbour  Actor 
Will Martin  Actor 
Gary Lauder  Actor 
Christian Fraser  Actor 
Cam A. Sutherland  Actor 
Roberta Maxwell  Actor 
Peter McRobbie  Actor 
Chyanne Hodgson  Actor 
David Leader  Actor 
Jory Vine  Actor 
Mark Van Tienhoven  Actor 
Greg Schlosser  Actor 
Dwayne Wiley  Actor 
Shane Pollitt  Actor 
T.J. Bews  Actor 
Lynn Ivall  Actor 

Country: Canada,USA