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Ennis Del Mar [nb 1] is the fictional main character of the short story "Brokeback Mountain" by Annie Proulx, the 2005 Academy Award-winning film adaptation of the same name directed by Ang Lee, and the 2023 play by Ashley Robinson also adapted from the short story.
Brokeback Mountain is a 2005 neo-Western romantic drama film directed by Ang Lee and produced by Diana Ossana and James Schamus. Adapted from the 1997 short story by Annie Proulx, the screenplay was written by Ossana and Larry McMurtry. The film stars Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway, and Michelle Williams.
In 1963, while working as a rodeo cowboy on Brokeback Mountain, Wyoming, Jack encounters Ennis Del Mar, a ranch hand portrayed by Heath Ledger in the film adaptation. Initially, Jack and Ennis, both 19, work together on Brokeback Mountain, with Ennis stationed at the base camp and Jack watching over the sheep higher up the mountain.
Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal both earned Oscar nominations for their roles in Brokeback Mountain — but they weren’t the only actors considered for the complex characters. Set against the ...
Canny casting of Mike Faist (“West Side Story”) and Lucas Hedges (“Manchester by the Sea”) and abundant efforts to honor Annie Proulx’s short story “Brokeback Mountain,” immortalized ...
In 1963, two young men, Ennis del Mar and Jack Twist, are hired for the summer to look after sheep at a seasonal grazing range on the fictional Brokeback Mountain in Wyoming. Unexpectedly, they form an intense emotional and sexual attachment, but have to part ways at the end of the summer.
When “Brokeback Mountain” hit theaters in 2005, it was a hallmark moment for LGBTQ cinema. Fifteen years later, as authentic representation is a greater part of the cultural conversation ...
Deeming her the standout among the cast, Ed Gonzalez of Slant Magazine commended Williams for "fascinatingly spiking [Alma's] unspoken resentment for her sham of a marriage with a hint of compassion for Ennis's secret suffering". [68] Brokeback Mountain proved to be her most widely seen film to that point, grossing $178 million against its $14 ...