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Ang Lee's film of E. Annie Proulx's novella, 'Brokeback Mountain', has won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival.
It's based on a story about two cowboys who, when working together, fall in love and carry on an affair for 20 years.
Apparently some 'actors' were reluctant to play the lead roles- no doubt disliking method acting, or perhaps wanting to play something that might stretch their abilities...
Playing child-killing rapist psychopaths or cannibal cult killers will definitely improve your fanbase, but playing a homo ?
Oh no, wouldn't want to portray someone the public couldn't identify with.
The trailer:
It's based on a story about two cowboys who, when working together, fall in love and carry on an affair for 20 years.
Apparently some 'actors' were reluctant to play the lead roles- no doubt disliking method acting, or perhaps wanting to play something that might stretch their abilities...
Playing child-killing rapist psychopaths or cannibal cult killers will definitely improve your fanbase, but playing a homo ?
Oh no, wouldn't want to portray someone the public couldn't identify with.
The trailer:
Ang Lee's gay cowboy film Brokeback Mountain has won the coveted Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival.
The film is adapted from a story by E Annie Proulx and stars Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger as cowboys whose secret love affair spans 20 years.
Lee beat off competition from 18 other films, including George Clooney's favoured Good Night, and Good Luck.
Lee, maker of Oscar nominee Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon has won a global reputation as an eclectic film-maker.
The Taiwan-born director's other films include the comic book blockbuster The Hulk, released last year, and Sense and Sensibility, an adaptation of the classic Jane Austen novel.
The film is adapted from a story by E Annie Proulx and stars Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger as cowboys whose secret love affair spans 20 years.
Lee beat off competition from 18 other films, including George Clooney's favoured Good Night, and Good Luck.
Lee, maker of Oscar nominee Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon has won a global reputation as an eclectic film-maker.
The Taiwan-born director's other films include the comic book blockbuster The Hulk, released last year, and Sense and Sensibility, an adaptation of the classic Jane Austen novel.
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