Summary
Annie Proulx: Brokeback Mountain
In addition to the story Brokeback Mountain, for which the author received several literary awards, which was made into an extremely acclaimed and award-winning film, the book contains extensive contributions about the author, the film and the director, from which we highlight:
"The film is big and powerful. I may be the first writer in America whose work found its way to the screen in its entirety. And when I first saw the film, I was amazed how the characters of Jack and Ennis were again flew into my thoughts, because I thought I had successfully gotten rid of them over the years." (Annie Proulx)
"I don't know why the story moved me so much that I cried. I read the story first, and then the screenplay, a great film adaptation. The feeling was almost unknown to me.
When something hits you like that, it's usually because it catches you off guard. I think that was it... The most difficult task for me was mixing the macho genre, which is a western, with a gay love
story. It's difficult to direct and get that right tone.” (Ang Lee)
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