Cowboy Love
I had mixed feelings leaving the theatre after seeing the movie, "Brokeback Mountain" ... but one scene stuck out in my mind ... that was when Ennis went upstairs to Jack's room and opened the closet door only to find his clothes ... then when he started to smell them looking for Jack's scent ... that did it for me ... I nearly lost it in the theatre and even thinking of it now ... well what can I say ...
A great movie for the times we live in now ... just to show all that in the face of adversity love survives and even flourishes ... whether it be gay or straight love ...
A job well done by the entire team that had the guts to produce this movie and then release it in first run theatres all over the world ...
I had mixed feelings leaving the theatre after seeing the movie, "Brokeback Mountain" ... but one scene stuck out in my mind ... that was when Ennis went upstairs to Jack's room and opened the closet door only to find his clothes ... then when he started to smell them looking for Jack's scent ... that did it for me ... I nearly lost it in the theatre and even thinking of it now ... well what can I say ...
A great movie for the times we live in now ... just to show all that in the face of adversity love survives and even flourishes ... whether it be gay or straight love ...
A job well done by the entire team that had the guts to produce this movie and then release it in first run theatres all over the world ...
Love is a force of nature.
From Academy Award-winning filmmaker Ang Lee comes an epic American love story, based on the short story by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annie Proulx and adapted for the screen by the team of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana. Set against the sweeping vistas of Wyoming and Texas, the film tells the story of two young men - a ranch-hand and a rodeo cowboy - who meet in the summer of 1963, and unexpectedly forge a lifelong connection, one whose complications, joys and tragedies provide a testament to the endurance and power of love.
Early one morning in Signal, Wyoming USA, Ennis del Mar (Heath Ledger) and Jack Twist (Jake Gyllenhaal) meet while lining up for employment with local rancher Joe Aguirre (Randy Quaid). The world which Ennis and jack have been born into is at once changing rapidly and yet scarcely evolving. Both young men seem certain of their set places in the heartland - obtaining steady work, marrying and raising a family - and yet hunger for something beyond what they can articulate. When Aguirre dispatches them to work as shepherds up on the majestic Brokeback Mountain, they gravitate towards camaraderie and then a deeper intimacy.
At summer's end, the two must come down from Brokeback and part ways. Remaining in Wyoming, Ennis weds his sweetheart Alma (Michelle Williams), with whom he will have two daughters as he ekes out a living. Jack, in Texas, catches the eye of a rodeo queen Lureen Newsome (Anne Hathaway). Their courtship and marriage result in a son, as well as jobs in her father's business.
Four years pass. One day, Alma brings Ennis a postcard from Jack, who is en route to visit Wyoming. Ennis waits expectantly for his friend, and when Jack at last arrives, in just one moment it is clear that the passage of time has only strengthened the men's attachment. In the years that follow, Ennis and Jack struggle to keep their secret bond alive. They meet up several times annually. Even when they are apart, they face the eternal questions of fidelity, commitment and trust. Ultimately, the one constant in their lives is a force of nature - love.
From Academy Award-winning filmmaker Ang Lee comes an epic American love story, based on the short story by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annie Proulx and adapted for the screen by the team of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana. Set against the sweeping vistas of Wyoming and Texas, the film tells the story of two young men - a ranch-hand and a rodeo cowboy - who meet in the summer of 1963, and unexpectedly forge a lifelong connection, one whose complications, joys and tragedies provide a testament to the endurance and power of love.
Early one morning in Signal, Wyoming USA, Ennis del Mar (Heath Ledger) and Jack Twist (Jake Gyllenhaal) meet while lining up for employment with local rancher Joe Aguirre (Randy Quaid). The world which Ennis and jack have been born into is at once changing rapidly and yet scarcely evolving. Both young men seem certain of their set places in the heartland - obtaining steady work, marrying and raising a family - and yet hunger for something beyond what they can articulate. When Aguirre dispatches them to work as shepherds up on the majestic Brokeback Mountain, they gravitate towards camaraderie and then a deeper intimacy.
At summer's end, the two must come down from Brokeback and part ways. Remaining in Wyoming, Ennis weds his sweetheart Alma (Michelle Williams), with whom he will have two daughters as he ekes out a living. Jack, in Texas, catches the eye of a rodeo queen Lureen Newsome (Anne Hathaway). Their courtship and marriage result in a son, as well as jobs in her father's business.
Four years pass. One day, Alma brings Ennis a postcard from Jack, who is en route to visit Wyoming. Ennis waits expectantly for his friend, and when Jack at last arrives, in just one moment it is clear that the passage of time has only strengthened the men's attachment. In the years that follow, Ennis and Jack struggle to keep their secret bond alive. They meet up several times annually. Even when they are apart, they face the eternal questions of fidelity, commitment and trust. Ultimately, the one constant in their lives is a force of nature - love.
Persons of note related to the movie:
Jake Gyllenhaal .... Jack Twist
Heath Ledger .... Ennis Del Mar
Michelle Williams .... Alma Beers Del Mar
Anne Hathaway .... Lureen Newsome
Randy Quaid .... Joe Aguirre
Linda Cardellini .... Cassie
Anna Faris .... Jemima
Scott Michael Campbell .... Monroe
Kate Mara .... Alma Del Mar Junior
Cheyenne Hill .... Alma Del Mar Junior (age 13)
Hannah Stewart .... Alma Del Mar Junior (age 3)
Brooklynn Proulx .... Jenny Del Mar (age 4)
Tom Carey .... Jimbo the Rodeo Clown
Graham Beckel .... LD Newsome
Mary Liboiron .... Fayette Newsome
E Annie Proulx .... Author
Larry McMurtry .... Screenwriter
Diana Ossana .... Screenwriter
Ang Lee .... Director
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