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Gay cowboy film conquers Venice
Yahoo News/AFP ^
| 9/2/2005
| Yahoo News/AFP
Posted on 09/02/2005 11:25:09 AM PDT by Mike Bates
A groundbreaking movie about forbidden love between two cowboys in the American West, "Brokeback Mountain" by Taiwan-born director Ang Lee, has conquered critics at the 62nd Venice international film festival even before its world premiere.
Featuring strong performances by Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal in the leading roles, the film is a sensitive study of the homosexual relationship between two cowboys who meet while working on a ranch in 1963.
"There's never been a homosexual cowboy movie," producer James Schamus told a press conference in Venice Friday. But Lee was quick to explain that the theme of his film was universal.
"When it comes to love there's no difference for me whether I love my wife or another man," said Lee, who moved to the US in 1978.
Lee lingers lovingly on the natural beauty of the mountains for the film's first hour as he reveals the development of friendship and eventually, a deeper intimacy, between the loquatious Jack Twist (Gyllenhaal) and the taciturn Ennis Del Mar (Ledger).
Later, they follow the path of society's expectations, marriage and family, but without the passion they share only with each other. Their attachment becomes strong with the passing of the years as they struggle to maintain their secret bond in regular back-to-nature meetings.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: gaycowboys; gaysrewritehistory; getbackinthecloset; homosexualagenda; rumprangers; thelovethatwontstfu
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To: Mike Bates
"Independent films? They're all about gay cowboys eating pudding."
- Eric Cartman
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posted on
09/02/2005 11:26:33 AM PDT
by
wideawake
(God bless our brave troops and their Commander in Chief)
To: Mike Bates; Tijeras_Slim; TheBigB; pissant; Fierce Allegiance; Dashing Dasher
To: Mike Bates
"All the Pretty Horses" was a great movie.
I will never see this one.
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posted on
09/02/2005 11:26:55 AM PDT
by
E. Pluribus Unum
(Islam Factoid:After forcing young girls to watch his men execute their fathers, Muhammad raped them.)
To: wideawake
That didn't take long. :)
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posted on
09/02/2005 11:26:57 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: Mike Bates
"There's never been a homosexual cowboy movie," Boy, is he naive.
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posted on
09/02/2005 11:27:13 AM PDT
by
atomicpossum
(Replies should be as pedantic as possible. I love that so much.)
Comment #7 Removed by Moderator
To: Mike Bates
"There's never been a homosexual cowboy movie," producer James Schamus told a press conference in Venice Friday. I wasn't aware we needed one.
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posted on
09/02/2005 11:27:51 AM PDT
by
Hank Rearden
(Never allow anyone who could only get a government job attempt to tell you how to run your life.)
To: Mike Bates
There's never been a homosexual cowboy movie.Who cares. Barf.
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posted on
09/02/2005 11:28:00 AM PDT
by
Lurking in Kansas
(Nothing witty here… move on.)
To: Mike Bates
To: Mike Bates
"This bath-house isn't big enough for both of us, pilgrim."
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posted on
09/02/2005 11:28:15 AM PDT
by
Tijeras_Slim
(Now that taglines are cool, I refuse to have one.)
To: Mike Bates
So are these guys cute, muscular, the perfect male form? Just curious because the lesbos are always portrayed as beautiful etc. when in fact the actual article is far from it.
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posted on
09/02/2005 11:28:22 AM PDT
by
TXBubba
( Democrats: If they don't abort you then they will tax you to death.)
To: Mike Bates
Ang Lee's movies are dull.
13
posted on
09/02/2005 11:28:24 AM PDT
by
Borges
To: Mike Bates
"There's never been a homosexual cowboy movie," producer James Schamus told a press conference in Venice Friday. Hmmm. I wonder why that is.
To: martin_fierro
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posted on
09/02/2005 11:29:59 AM PDT
by
RichInOC
("The coffee is strong at Cafe du Monde, the doughnuts are too hot to touch..." Save the Big Greasy!)
To: martin_fierro
Evil Roy Slade.
(You ain't one of them funny boys, are ya?)
To: VRWCmember
Doesn't "Midnight Cowboy" count?
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posted on
09/02/2005 11:30:14 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: Mike Bates
I don't think this is what the Duke had in mind when he said, "A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do!".
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posted on
09/02/2005 11:30:21 AM PDT
by
PzLdr
("The Emperor is not as forgiving as I am" - Darth Vader)
To: martin_fierro
"Rustler's Rhapsody"
and "The Three Amigos"
To: Mike Bates
"Brokeback Mountain"Why? Was "Rump Wranglers" taken already?
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