Brokeback Mountain
(Release - Dec. 9, 2005 - US + UK)

S Y N O P S I S
Academy Award nominee, Jake Gyllenhaal. How does that sound? :) Nominated for 8 and winner of 3 Oscars, BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN is a unique story about love and friendship over many decades between two friends. A young ranch hand and a former rodeo cowboy meet in the summer of 1963 at a Wyoming ranch. The two form a bond that will last decades against the sweeping vistas of Wyoming and Texas.

Directed by Oscar-winner, Ang Lee (CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON), BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN stars Jake as Jack Twist, and Australian actor, Heath Ledger as Ennis Del Mar. The stellar cast also includes Anne Hathaway (THE PRINCESS DIARIES) and Randy Quaid (ID4).

A B O U T   T H E   D I R E C T O R
Taiwanese director, Ang Lee, is no stranger to unique dramas. He directed the multi-award-winning SENSE AND SENSIBILITY, CROUCHING TIGER, as well as EAT, DRINK, MAN, WOMAN and THE WEDDING BANQUET.

F A C T O I D
Composer, Gustavo Santaolalla, will be doing the soundtrack. Santaolalla did the
award-winning soundtracks for two acclaimed indies - AMORES PERROS and 21 GRAMS.

Jake starred with Randy Quaid's brother, Dennis, in THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW.

BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN is just one short story from a collection of short stories called CLOSE RANGE: WYOMING STORIES.

   
   
  L I N K S
  Oscar site (with clip)
Official Site
Author Annie Proulx
IMDb Entry
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