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Brokeback Mountain: Story to Screenplay
Brokeback Mountain Story to Screenplay
Author: Annie Proulx, Larry McMurtry, Diana Ossana
Annie Proulx has written some of the most original and brilliant short stories in contemporary literature, and for many readers and reviewers, Brokeback Mountain is her masterpiece. Now the major motion picture "Brokeback Mountain" is being hailed as equally masterful, with performances that are "the stuff of Hollywood history" (The Ne...  more » Brokeback Mountain: Story to Screenplay offers readers insight into how this classic short story was turned into an award-winning screenplay and film.Brokeback Mountain was originally published in The New Yorker. It won the National Magazine Award. It also won an O. Henry Prize. Included in this volume is Annie Proulx's haunting story about the difficult, dangerous love affair between a ranch hand and a rodeo cowboy. Also included is the Oscar-nominated and Golden Globe-winning screenplay for the major motion picture, written by Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana. All three writers have contributed essays on the process of adapting this critically acclaimed story for film. This book is an indispensable tool for film students and aficionados.
ISBN-13: 9780743298155
ISBN-10: 0743298152
Publication Date: 4/11/2006
Pages: 176
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Publisher: Scribner
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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What I liked best about this book was the essays by the author and the screenplay writers. Very insightful. I also liked reading the original story.
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Awesome.. you really have such pity on these poor torn apart guys...


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