Heath Ledger "BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN" Jake Gyllenhaal 2005 Photo Postcards (4)

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This is a set of four promotional photo postcards featuring images from the groundbreaking 2005 motion picture "BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN" starring HEATH LEDGER and JAKE GYLLENHAAL which will arguably remain one of the most influential films of our time ..... "BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN" is the Academy Award-winning 2005 romantic drama that depicts the complex romantic and sexual relationship between two men in the American West. It is the story of ranch hand Ennis del Mar and rodeo cowboy Jack Twist, two young men who meet and fall in love on the fictional Brokeback Mountain in Wyoming in 1963. The film documents their complex relationship over the next twenty years. The motion picture was directed by Taiwanese director Ang Lee from a screenplay by Diana Ossana and Larry McMurtry, which they adapted from the short story "Brokeback Mountain" by Annie Proulx. The film stars the late Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway, and Michelle Williams.
Brokeback Mountain
won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival, and was honored with Best Picture and Best Director accolades from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, Golden Globe Awards, Critics Choice Awards, and Independent Spirit Awards among many other organizations and festivals.
Brokeback Mountain
had the most nominations (eight) for the 78th Academy Awards, where it won three: Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Original Score. The film was widely considered to be a frontrunner for the Academy Award for Best Picture, but lost to
Crash ....
. Side Note:
Brokeback Mountain
cost about U.S. million to produce, excluding its advertising budget of approx. million.
Brokeback Mountain'
s theatrical run lasted for 133 days and grossed ,043,761 in North America and ,000,000 abroad, adding up to a worldwide gross of more than 8 million. It is the top-grossing release of Focus Features, ranks fifth among the highest-grossing westerns, and eighth among the highest-grossing romantic dramas (1980-Present). The pair of shirts worn by Ennis del Mar and Jack Twist in the film sold on eBay on February 20th, 2006, for US 1,100.51. The buyer, film historian and collector Tom Gregory, called the shirts "the ruby slippers of our time," and intends never to separate them. (Reprinted in part from Wikipedia.) ..... DETAILS: The larger postcard featuring Heath Ledger only measures 8 3/8" X 5 1/2" inches. The other large postcard measures 5 1/2" X 8 1/2" inches. The two smaller postcards, both featuring Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal, measure 5 3/8" X 4 1/4" inches. All four postcards have blank backsides and the two smaller postcards include envelopes ..... CONDITION: These items are in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to any classic film collection
. These items will be carefully packaged in a protective, carded sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.