Brokeback Mountain is a movie directed by Ang Lee in 2005 and based on the book of the same name by Annie Proulx, first published in 1997. The movie features Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Randy Quaid, Valerie Planche, Dave Trimble, Victor Reyes, and others.
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“The movie is better than the book”
But the book is worth reading.
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Storyline
In 1963, Ennis Del Mar and Jack Twist are hired by Joe Aguirre to herd his sheep through the summer on the Brokeback mountains. Jack broaches the subject of creating a life with Ennis on a small ranch, but Ennis refuses; he is unwilling to abandon his family, and is haunted by a childhood memory of two men being killed for suspected homosexual behavior.
Movie vs Book
Year
2005
Minutes
134
Movie Rate
7.70
Source: IMDb
Movie
Brokeback Mountain
Director: Ang Lee
Country: USA
Year: 2005
Length: 2h14m
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Year
1997
Pages
55
Book Rate
7.90
S: Goodreads
Book
Brokeback Mountain
Author: Annie Proulx
Country: USA
First published in: 1997
Length: 55 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: Wyoming Stories
User polls & recommendations
“Having your book turned into a movie is like seeing your oxen turned into bouillon cubes.”
JOHN LE CARRE (Writer)
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