“Brokeback Mountain” will return to theaters very quickly. Ang Lee’s iconic queer Western is celebrating its twentieth anniversary, and Focus Options is bringing the beloved movie again to the large display.
Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal star as two cowboys who’ve lived with a secret romance. Anne Hathaway and Michelle Williams performed their respective wives. The official synopsis reads: “The movie follows Ennis Del Mar (Ledger) and Jack Twist (Gyllenhaal), two younger males dispatched to work as on the majestic Brokeback Mountain in the summertime of 1963. Throughout their expertise, Ennis and Jack are drawn into an surprising lifelong relationship, crammed with love and loss and unfolding in opposition to the uncooked magnificence and splendor of the American West. The problems, joys, and heartbreak they expertise present a testomony to the endurance and energy of affection.”
“Brokeback Mountain” received Finest Tailored Screenplay, Finest Director, and Finest Authentic Rating, however misplaced Finest Image to Paul Haggis’ “Crash.” (Williams not too long ago recalled how the loss was a shock, and director Lee advised IndieWire movie editor Ryan Lattanzio in 2024 that the Academy discriminated in opposition to the movie being a homosexual love story, saying, “Again then, [‘Brokeback Mountain’] had a ceiling. We obtained quite a lot of assist — as much as that a lot. […] It has that feeling. I wasn’t holding a grudge or something. It’s simply how they [the Academy] had been.”)
Focus Options credit “Brokeback Mountain” with serving to set up the studio as an “business chief working with visionary filmmakers to deliver resonant movies to broad audiences,” in line with a press assertion.
“Brokeback Mountain” will probably be in theaters nationwide, with particular showings starting on June 22 and 25. Tickets at the moment are on sale for the theatrical occasion, which will probably be accompanied by an all-new movie poster, merchandise, and different initiatives.
“Brokeback Mountain” grossed over $178 million on the world field workplace upon its 2005 launch. The movie is customized from the brief story by Pulitzer Prize winner Annie Proulx, which was initially revealed in The New Yorker in 1997.
Focus Options not too long ago additionally re-released “Pleasure & Prejudice” for its personal twentieth anniversary. What can we are saying, 2005 was an important yr for movie.
Try the re-release trailer for “Brokeback Mountain” under.