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Brokeback Mountain

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Synopsis

Set against the extraordinary mountains of Wyoming, two ranch hands (Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger) fall in love in the summer of 1963 in this monumental, iconic film.

3 Reasons To buy this film

The most popular gay movie of all time
The frenzied kiss at the bottom of the stairs
"I wish I knew how to quit you."

Review

An iconic film, Brokeback Mountain is like the best Bach concerto, every frame feels as if it should follow the next, every performance is completely natural. Certainly our favorite film of 2005 and one of our all-time faves, this Oscar winner has shaken the Hollywood film industry. The first film produced by a Hollywood studio to feature a gay romance that doesn't involve drag queens, AIDS or bufoonery, Brokeback Mountain is an essential film that belongs in every library.

Adapted faithfully from an Annie Proulx short story, screenwriters Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana have much to be proud of with their tale of two cowboys in love and how they deal with it, or not. Our story begins in 1963 where outside a sheep ranch trailer, Ennis del Mar (Heath Ledger) eyes Jack Twist (Jake Gyllenhaal) and there's a spark. Both men agree to go up to Brokeback Mountain with a herd of sheep. The plan is that the quiet, taciturn Ennis will stay nights in the camp and the comparably outgoing Jack will sleep some distance away with the sheep. On one cold, drunken night Ennis crawls into the tent with Jack and they cuddle. One things leads to another and they have fierce, non-affectionate sex. Jack says "It's no one's business but ours." Their relationship that summer develops into one of mutual affection and fun. For lovers of male nudity, both men are shown washing themselves and there are superb butt shots. Later on in the film, they both dive naked off a cliff. Apparently the director has edited out any full frontal nudity. When the summer ends, the young men are separated and the pain is palpable. In a perfect world Jack and Ennis will leave together, set up a home and live happily ever after. But not in Wyoming in 1963 -- cowboys don't fall in love. Ennis weeps in pain at their separation, but life must go on. Ennis marries Alma (Michelle Williams) and they have two little girls. Jack plays on the rodeo circuit for a few years until he settles down with Lureen. But Brokeback Mountain is a refrain both men hear in their heads as their lives develop. Jack sends Ennis a postcard that he's coming through town, can he stop by? Of course he can. At Jack's arrival Ennis runs down the stairs and their kiss is so powerful, it's a force of nature that can't be stopped. An affair held in secret, on fishing trips where no fish is caught, these two men make love when and where they can.

Shot with spectacular vistas of the mountains, and on the banks of roaring streams, Brokeback Mountain is one of the prettiest westerns ever made. Ang Lee has crafted another genre film that intimately depicts human interaction as real as life itself. The performances by all involved are career heights but special mention must be made for Heath Ledger. Who knew this actor had these quiet reserves of strength? It's truly extraordinary to see these powerful lovemaking scenes in a film financed by Universal Studios. Depicting a homosexual relationship thwarted by society is a courageous act, all involved are heroes in creating this work of enduring art.

DVD Extras:
"On Being a Cowboy" -- Stunt horse riders talk about what great work Heath Ledger did on the horses. They were nice about city boy Jake Gyllenhaal's abilities on a horse. Not much learned here.
"Directing from the Heart" -- With the absence of a director's commentary this is as far as we get into the mind of Ang Lee – and there isn't much here. The film is mostly cats and crew members saying how great Ang is to work with.
"From Script to Screen" -- Probably the best of the extras, this one features Diana Ossana and Larry McMurtry talking about the process of writing their screenplay. Quite fascinating is the revelation that Diana wrote the guy's lines and Larry wrote the women's.
"Sharing the Story: The Making of Brokeback Mountain" -- Made for Logo TV, this is largely a glossy treatment to get gay people into the theaters. Total fluff. Sorry people, but the extras on this disc could be a little beefier.

-- Scott Cranin

Product Format Information

DVD Widescreen: $17.99 (2-disc Collector's Edition)

Availability: In stock and ready to ship
Close Caption: Yes
Region Code: 1
UPC: 025193235527
Catalog #: DL2205005
Studio: Focus Features
Languages: English Dolby Digital 5.1 (Primary) , English DTS 5.1 , French Dolby Digital 5.1 , Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 , English SDH Subtitles , French Subtitles , Spanish Subtitles
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic Widescreen, 1.85
Features:
A set of collectible postcards
Photo gallery: Impressions from the Film (Still Gallery)
Featurette: On Being a Cowboy
Featurette: Directing from the Heart: Ang Lee
Featurette: From Script to Screen: Interviews with Larry McMurtry & Diana Ossana
Featurette: Sharing the Story: The Making of Brokeback Mountain
Music from the Mountain

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DVD Pan & Scan: $4.99 (Special Offer)

Availability: In stock and ready to ship
Close Caption: Yes
Region Code: 1
UPC: 025192631627
Catalog #: DP2205003
Studio: Focus Features
Languages: English Dolby Digital 5.1 (Primary) , French Dolby Digital 5.1 , English SDH Subtitles , French Subtitles , Spanish Subtitles
Aspect Ratio: 1.33, Full-Frame
Features:
Documentaries: "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"

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DVD : $13.49 (Widescreen )

Availability: ON ORDER
Ships when stock arrives
Close Caption: Yes
Region Code: 1
UPC: 025192631528
Catalog #: DV2205002
Studio: Focus Features
Languages: English Dolby Digital 5.1 (Primary) , French Dolby Digital 5.1 , English SDH Subtitles , French Subtitles , Spanish Subtitles
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic 1.85, Widescreen
Features:
Documentaries: "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"

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Blu-ray : $17.99

Availability: In stock and ready to ship
Region Code: 1
UPC: 025192010743
Catalog #: DB2205007
Studio: Focus Features
Languages: English DTS 5.1 (Primary) , French DTS 5.1 , Spanish DTS 5.1 , English SDH Subtitles , French Subtitles , Spanish Subtitles
Aspect Ratio: Widescreen, Widescreen
Features:
Download center, My secenes sharing, impressions from the film
Featurette: A Groundbreaking success, On Being a Cowboy, Directing from the Heart: Ang Lee, From Script to Screen: Interviews with Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana and Sharing the Story: The Making of Brokeback Mountain
Music video(s): Music from the Mountain

Customer Reviews

MUST SEE

OKLAHOMA COWBOY wrote on 12/23/2009:

CA STUDENT DID NOT GROW UP IN THIS ERA. THIS IS OBVIOUS. I DID AND THE STORY HITS IT ON THE HEAD. MY STORY IS ABOUT THE SAME, EXCEPT THAT I DID NOT MEET SOME ONE TILL MUCH LATER IN LIFE. WHAT I KNOW NOW, I WOULD HAVE CHANGED EVERY THING I DID THEN.
I SAW BBM 12 TIMES. I DON'T REGRET IT, I CRIED. I SPOKE WITH MANY PEOPLE AFTER THE MOVIE WAS OVER AND THEY AGREED IT WAS VERY GOOD. FULL HOUSES AND NOT A GIGGLE, CAT CALL, MOAN, ETC. THERE WAS CRYING. I AM IN A VERY CONSERVITIVE REPUBLICIAN AREA .

I'm Especially Glad I Don't Know This Guy!

Pug wrote on 12/26/2006:

CA Student said:
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CA Student wrote on 06/13/2006:
So, I'm a gay man from So Cal and I was all excited to see this film. I thought, finally a mainstream film dealing with gay issues. What a disappointment. Everyone I know thought that this movie was completely over-rated and pointless. There was really no storyline. It was horrible and quite boring. And I thouhgt that it did not deserve any awards. The only reason it won anything was because of its "content" that's all. They were pity awards. It especially did not deserve the Oscar for Best Score. As a musician, i felt that it was a simple, crass, annoying, and downright painful to listen too.
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This person seems to have had everything handed to him since he is totally clueless what a struggle being gay was in the not too distant past. BBM was a transforming experience for many people and groundbreaking in helping to change the way gay people are viewed. Beyond being just a story, the film (and book) created characters that continue to live on in many people's hearts and minds.

Horrible!

DetCarGuy wrote on 11/15/2006:

This film was far too negative and played like the self-loathing films of the 70's like "Boys In The Band". It might have been appropriate for the beginning, but this was supposed to be over a 20 year time span. These charactors did not grow and all their misery was tied to their being gay. Finally when one charactor finds happiness he is gay-bashed to death. This is film is totally out of step with reality, and so self loathing that I left the theatre feeling gay-bashed myself.

A fabulous film romance, but a romance nonetheless

Josh wrote on 08/15/2006:

As of August 2006, I have seen Brokeback Mountain thirteen times--eight times in the theater and five times on my TLA DVD. Every time I start the DVD, I think, "I 'know' this film; why am I watching it again?" but that feeling evaporates within five minutes. Heath Ledger and Jake Gylenhall give such perfect, nuanced performances that they're a joy to watch again and again. The scene near the end of the movie in which Ledger's Ennis Del Mar visits Gylenhall's Jack Twist's parents at their home in Lightning Flat, WY gives me chills each time I see it; it's that perfect! Every film student should analyze this film in depth. Having given Brokeback Mountain a rave review, though, I feel the need to point out that it is a romance. It's much easier for love to burn intensely when you see the object of your affection twice a year and don't have to live with that person on a daily basis. One wonders how long Ennis and Jack would have lasted if they were "ranched up" together.

My favorite film

davidm wrote on 07/25/2006:

I find the overwhelming majority of gay-themed films to be amateurish or otherwise badly done. "Brokeback Mountain" is my favorite movie of recent years. Beautiful but heartbreaking.

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