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Brokeback Mountain (2005)

14A  -  Drama | Romance  -  6 January 2006 (Canada)
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The story of a forbidden and secretive relationship between two cowboys and their lives over the years.

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Valerie Planche ...
Waitress
Dave Trimble ...
Basque (as David Trimble)
Victor Reyes ...
Chilean Sheepherder #1
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Jolly Minister
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Storyline

A raw, powerful story of two young men, a Wyoming ranch hand and a rodeo cowboy, who meet in the summer of 1963 sheepherding in the harsh, high grasslands of contemporary Wyoming and form an unorthodox yet life-long bond--by turns ecstatic, bitter and conflicted. Written by Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana

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Love Is A Force Of Nature

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Drama | Romance

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6 January 2006 (Canada)  »

Also Known As:

Souvenirs de Brokeback Mountain  »

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Box Office

Budget:

$14,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$34,637 (Austria) (7 April 2006)

Gross:

$83,025,853 (USA) (14 April 2006)
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At least 24 cigarettes are smoked throughout the movie. See more »

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Jack is chopping wood when Aguirre approaches to give news of his sick uncle. Jack places the next log on the chopping block as he turns to speak to Aguirre. After the conversation is over and Jack turns back to chopping, the log is gone and he replaces the log that was never chopped. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Joe Aguirre: You pair of deuces lookin' for work, I suggest you get your scrawny asses in here pronto.
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D-I-V-O-R-C-E
Written by Bobby Braddock and Curly Putman (as Curly Putman)
Performed by Tammy Wynette
Courtesy of Epic Records
By Arrangement with Sony BMG Music
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6 September 2005 | by (United Kingdom) – See all my reviews

I saw this film last night and loved it. It starts off a little bit worryingly - just a bit too brooding. But as it gets going the story takes over and becomes utterly absorbing.

It's a fantastic return to the Ice Storm aesthetic for Ang Lee. Lots of concentration on the minute and the things that aren't said.

Both Jake and Heath are fantastic in it. Quite surprising really. With Jake you think you'll find it hard to shake the his previous iconic roles, well specifically Donnie Darko. But he moves completely beyond that. Likewise Heath Ledger who brings a huge amount of power to a closed-up character who really doesn't that all that much.

All so terribly moving too.


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