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Brokeback Mountain
2005 134 min Canada, United States of America R 18+
★8.4
Drama, Romance
Director: Ang Lee
🎭 Based on
«Brokeback Mountain»
byAnnie Proulx
Trailers
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Description
In 1960s Wyoming, two men develop a strong emotional and sexual relationship that endures as a lifelong connection complicating their lives as they get married and start families of their own.
Budget:
$14M
US Gross:
$84.11M
Worldwide:
$178.04M
Starring
Jake Gyllenhaal
Actor
Heath Ledger
Actor
Michelle Williams
Actor
Awards
Academy Awards 2006
— Best Director
Academy Awards 2006
— Best Original Score
MTV Movie & TV Awards 2006
— Best Actor or Actress
MTV Movie & TV Awards 2006
— Best Actor or Actress
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2006
— Best Actor
Golden Globe 2006
— Best Original Score
Golden Globe 2006
— Best Original Song
BAFTA 2006
— David Lean Award for Direction
Academy Awards 2006
— Best Supporting Actor
Academy Awards 2006
— Best Cinematography
Golden Globe 2006
— Best Picture (Drama)
Academy Awards 2006
— Best Supporting Actress
BAFTA 2006
— Best Adapted Screenplay
BAFTA 2006
— Best Actor
BAFTA 2006
— Best Cinematography
Golden Globe 2006
— Best Director
Academy Awards 2006
— Best Picture
Academy Awards 2006
— Best Actor
European Film Awards 2005
— Screen International Award
Golden Globe 2006
— Best Actor (Drama)
Academy Awards 2006
— Best Adapted Screenplay
Golden Globe 2006
— Best Screenplay
Golden Globe 2006
— Best Supporting Actress
BAFTA 2006
— Best Supporting Actress
BAFTA 2006
— Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2006
— Best Cast Ensemble
MTV Movie & TV Awards 2006
— Best Kiss
Venice Film Festival 2005
— Golden Lion
César Awards 2007
— Best International Feature Film
BAFTA 2006
— Best Picture
BAFTA 2006
— Best Supporting Actor
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2006
— Best Supporting Actress
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2006
— Best Supporting Actor
Key opinion
Brokeback Mountain is widely regarded as a profound, emotionally resonant exploration of a tragic, lifelong romance that transcends traditional genre labels. While most viewers praise its authentic performances and stunning visual atmosphere, a minority find the slow, contemplative pace and the central conflict to be overly bleak or lacking in narrative momentum.
| Acting | Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal deliver deeply committed, nuanced performances that anchor the emotional sincerity of the film. | |
| Cinematography | The cinematography utilizes expansive, picturesque landscapes to mirror the protagonists' isolation and the depth of their unspoken connection. | |
| Direction | Ang Lee’s direction effectively balances intimacy with social tension, avoiding vulgarity even in the film's most vulnerable moments. | |
| Score | The score is frequently cited for its ability to heighten the film's sense of melancholy and emotional gravity. | |
| Pacing | The film’s deliberate, quiet pacing rewards viewers who engage with its emotional depth, while others perceive it as repetitive, dull, or lacking in dramatic intrigue. | |
| Screenplay | While many celebrate the script for elevating the source material into a universal tragedy, some critics argue the plot relies on a repetitive cycle of regret and societal constraints. |