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Spanish to English: BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN ~ a review by Red Stovall
Source text - Spanish 15 Marzo 2006
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN ~ reseña de Red Stovall
Ang Lee emula a Clint Eastwood
En la pasada ceremonia de los Globos de Oro, cuando Clint Eastwood entregó a Ang Lee el premio al mejor director del año, éste le hizo una reverencia y le besó la mano. Indudablemente, una muestra de admiración hacia el último clásico vivo que le queda a Hollywood. Antes de ver la película, varios amigos me dijeron que si en vez de poner Directed By Ang Lee, hubiera puesto Directed By Clint Eastwood, se lo hubieran creído. Cuando vi la película, yo también pensé lo mismo, no sólo al final, si no mientras la veía. Lee, director enormemente moderno (sus anteriores films lo demuestran) nos ofrece una gran obra de gran aroma clásico, y como dice un compañero mío en Blogdecine, eso es algo muy difícil de ver en los tiempos que corren.
Verano de 1963. Jack y Ennis son dos vaqueros que aceptan trabajar juntos cuidando ovejas durante unos meses en la montaña de Brokeback. Atraídos el uno por el otro, descubrirán que ese encuentro les marcará el resto de sus vidas, ante la imposibilidad de destapar públicamente un amor que tienen que llevar en secreto.
Con reminiscencias del cine clásico, y claras referencias a 'Los Puentes de Madison', Lee nos ofrece una típca historia de amor de forma serena, tranquila, grande, realista, sublime, única. Nos conduce por los caminos de la comprensión, la intolerancia, los deseos ocultos, la aceptación, el perdón, y lo hace como si se tratara de una relación heterosexual entre un hombre y una mujer, tratando con muchísima sensibilidad el amor entre dos hombres, que si nos ponemos quisquillosos, no podemos decir que son gays, si no bisexuales.
Lee demuestra una gran inteligencia en dirigir su película no sólo a una audiencia gay, si no a todo tipo de público, con ese tratamiento de historia de amor universal; y como todas las grandes historias de amor, trágica, enormemente trágica. Y, en este caso, muy, muy triste. Uno sale del cine poco menos que hecho polvo.
El director marca parte de la acción en medio de los bellos paisajes de Wyoming, y he aquí otra referencia a los clásicos, concretamente a Anthony Mann, quien era un maestro en utilizar grandes paisajes, y convertirlos en un personaje más,y si no, véase cualquiera de los westerns que hizo con James Stewart.
El ritmo pausado de la historia entronca directamente con lo que el espectador actual está acostumbrado a ver. Pero nos sirve para ir adentrándonos poco a poco en la historia, para saborearla, para disfrutarla, para ser testigos de los actos de unos personajes, cuyo amor ha quedado marcado con fuego en sus almas.
Unos personajes interpretados por dos actores que está extraordinarios. Jake Gyllenhaal, cada vez más prolífico, ofrece su segunda gran interpretación del año, después de 'Jarhead'. Interpreta a Jack, un hombre seguro de sus sentimientos, pero que tiene que llevar en secreto su condición homosexual, debido a los estúpidos prejuicios de una estúpida sociedad. Memorables dos momentos, unos en el que Ennis se desnuda detrás de él, y otro, que sucede en flasback, y es uno de los más hermosos de la película. Impagables las expresiones de Gyllenhaal en esos momentos. Y si este actor está impresionante, Heath Ledger está más impresionante todavía. Siempre he dicho que Ledger era mejor actor de lo que aparentaba, pero es que aquí lo demuestra con creces, en una de esas interpretaciones históricas de un personaje memorable, Ennis Del Mar, que quizá tenga un poco más de peso en la historia que el de Jack, un hombre lleno de dudas, con muchísima rabia en su interior por no atreverse a declarar públicamente su desesperado amor por otro hombre, pero sí poder expresar con claridad el enorme amor que profesa hacia sus dos hijas, de las que se siente muy orgulloso. La forma en la que Ledger expresa el dolor contenido, el deseo reprimido, sus miradas perdidas, su angustia y sus poquísimas alegrías, son una demostración grandísima de un enorme talento, o sea, está de Oscar, y justamente será nominado, aunque mucho me temo que Philip Seymour Hoffman le quitará el premio.
El resto del reparto también está a la altura,empezando por Michelle Williams, pareja en la vida real de Ledger, extraordinaria en su papel de mujer sufridora y temerosa. Anne Hathaway, a quien es raro verla en una película de estas características, en el papel de mujer de Jack, verdaderamente enamorada de él, y donde la actriz demuestra precisamente que puede ser actriz. También se deja ver un eterno secundario, como Randy Quaid, en el papel de uno de esos tipos a los que gustosamente uno le partiría la cara.
Un reparto excepcional, una dirección magistral (Lee logra su mejor película), una historia de las que dejan huella y emocionan (es difícil reprimir las lágrimas en su durísima media hora final) ¿se le puede pedir algo más al Cine? Habrá gente que la tache de políticamente correcta en plan despectivo, o la rechaze porque dos hombres echan un polvo. Bueno, todos tenemos derecho a ser imbéciles. Una película para la posteridad. Magistral.
Translation - English March 15, 2006-04-01
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN ~ a review by Red Stovall
Ang Lee emulates Clint Eastwood
In the recent Golden Globes ceremony, when Clint Eastwood presented Ang Lee with the award for best director of the year, Ang bowed to him and kissed his hand. Undoubtedly a sign of admiration towards the last living classic left in Hollywood. Before seeing the movie, some friends of mine said that if they had put Directed By Clint Eastwood instead of Directed By Ang Lee, they would have been believed. When I saw the movie, I thought the same, not just at the end but throughout. Lee, a very modern director (his prior movies substantiate that) offers us a great work of art with a classic scent to it, and as a colleague of mine at Blogdecine says, that is hard to come by in this day and age.
Summer, 1963. Jack and Ennis are two cowboys who get work together watching over sheep for a few months on Brokeback mountain. Attracted to one another, they will find that that encounter will mark the rest of their lives due to the impossibility of publicly acknowledging their love which must be kept secret.
Reminiscent of classic cinema and with clear references to “The Bridges of Madison”, Lee gives us a typical love story of the kind which is serene, tranquil, great, realist, sublime, unique. He leads us along the roads of understanding, intolerance, hidden desires, acceptance, forgiveness, and he does it as if it were a heterosexual relationship between a man and a woman, treating the love between two men with tremendous sensitivity and if we are to get fussy we wouldn’t even call them gay, if not bisexuals.
Lee demonstrates great intelligence in directing his movie not only to the gay audience but to all types of audiences, with a universal love story treatment; and as all great love stories, tragic, enormously tragic. And, in this case, very very sad. One walks out of the theatre almost in pieces.
The director frames part of the action in the middle of beautiful Wyoming landscapes and here again is another reference to the classics, specifically to Anthony Mann, who was a maestro in using huge landscapes and converting them into one additional character, or if not, go to see any of the westerns that Jimmy Stewart made.
The slow moving rhythm of the story is just what today’s viewer is used to seeing. But it allows us to little by little enter into the story, to get its flavour, to enjoy it, to witness the actions of the personalities whose love has been marked by fire in their souls.
Characters portrayed by tqo actors who are extraordinary. Jake Gyllenhaal, each time more prolific, puts forth his second big acting job of the year, after”Jarhead”. He plays Jack, a man who is sure of his own feelings, but who must keep the homosexual side of him in secret because of the stupid prejudice of a stupid society. Superb are two moments, once when Ennis gets undressed behind him and the other which occurs as a flashback, and is one of the most beautiful of the entire picture. Priceless the look on Gyllenhaal’s face at those times. And if that actor is impressive, Heath Ledger was even more so. I’ve always said that Ledger is a better actor than he what appears, and it’s here where he really proves it in one of those historic roles of a unforgettable character, Ennis Del Mar, who perhaps figures into the story a little more than Jack in that he is a man filled with doubts and with considerable anger inside for never daring to publicly profess his frantic love for another man but who indeed shows clearly the enormous love he has for his two daughters and of whom he is very proud. The way in which Ledger expresses his reticent pain, his silent desire and his few but far between pleasures are all huge displays of enormous talent. He is Oscar material and most certainly will be nominated although I am quite afraid that Philip Seymour Hoffman will beat him to the award.
The rest of the cast is way up there as well, starting with Michelle Williams, Ledger’s other half in real life and amazing in her role as a timid woman who suffers. Anne Hathaway, who it is rare to see in a movie of this kind, in the role of Jack’s wife, truly in love with him, and in which the actress proves that she really can be an actress. Also appearing is a forever backup actor such as Randy Quaid, in the role of one of those guys you’d just love to punch in the face.
An excellent cast, masterful direction (Lee’s best movie), a story that leaves an impression and brings emotion to the forefront (it’s hard to hold back the tears in the last tear-jerking half hour). Can you ask anything more of a motion picture? There will be people who reject it on the grounds of it being disparaging from a political correctness point of view or who will discard it because two men hit the hay together. Well o.k. we all have the right to be imbeciles. A movie for magisterial posterity.
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