This set contains the following two critically acclaimed features.

Based on the short story by Pulitzer Prize-winning author E. Annie Proulx, BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN is the tragic and moving story of two cowboys who unexpectedly fall in love while working together one summer in 1963. When the film begins, rodeo cowboy Jack Twist (Jake Gyllenhaal) and ranch-hand Ennis Del Mar (Heath Ledger) are strangers meeting for the first time. As the more outgoing one, it is Jack who must initiate a friendship with Ennis, a man so tight-lipped and self-consciously macho he refuses all facial expression. From this strained beginning, Jack and Ennis gradually begin to bond on cold, lonely nights over a fire in the mountains of Signal, Wyoming. One particularly chilly evening, Jack invites Ennis into his tent, where a sudden awkward embrace sends their relationship in a new direction. Though each man stubbornly defends his heterosexuality, the spark between them cannot help but grow, and that initial summer on Brokeback Mountain becomes their reference point for happiness during the rest of their lives. Spanning 20 years, the film moves at an impressively slow pace that really captures the detailed and unhurried style of Proulx's story. Seeing each other a few times a year at best, Ennis and Jack spend the rest of their time halfheartedly living up to society's expectations by marrying and having kids. When the lovers do meet, there is a sense of love so palpable and frustrating it often manifests itself in physical violence. Gyllenhaal shines as the film's hopeful light, and Ledger gives a powerful performance as the emotionally blocked Ennis. Academy Award-winning director Ang Lee captures the natural beauty of Wyoming and Texas with camerawork that, while beautiful, never feels imposing. Gustavo Santaolalla's simple yet haunting score helps to complete a beautiful portrait of wasted chances and regret.

ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND is an unconventional romance told in the abstract, inventive, and comedic storytelling style of screenwriter Charlie Kaufman. Like his scripts for ADAPTATION and BEING JOHN MALKOVICH, this plot works off of a relatively complex idea that is more easily explained through the language of film than through words. In its most basic description, Joel (Jim Carrey) is undergoing a medical procedure to erase the memory of his ex-girlfriend, Clementine (Kate Winslet). However, while he is unconscious and the procedure is underway, he takes a journey through his mind, reliving moments with Clementine for fear of losing her forever. Using disjointed sound and action, foggy periods indicating Joel's confusion, and flashbacks to childhood where objects appear much bigger than they are to adult eyes, the cinematography communicates Joel's dilemma with visual hilarity. Only occasionally is the film laugh-out-loud funny; instead it is much more deeply and darkly amusing as the absurdity of the situation grows. ETERNAL SUNSHINE is nothing short of brilliant--a credit to director Michel Gondry (who has a topnotch reputation for his aesthetic music videos by artists such as Bjork). Carrey is wonderfully understated in the role of a simpleminded nice guy, and his signature goofiness is used only a handful of times. Winslet lights up the screen with her blue hair and orange sweatshirt, playing a lively free spirit and loose cannon. There are also strong supporting performances by Kirsten Dunst, Elijah Wood, and Mark Ruffalo, along with an excellent score by Jon Brion and a peppy soundtrack including songs by E.L.O. and the Polyphonic Spree. The film's conclusion promises to satisfy viewers; it offers a beautiful metaphor for the end of a love affair that brings perfect closure to this excellent film.

DVD Features:

Region 1
Keep Case - Back to Back
Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
Disc 1: BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - English, French
Subtitles - English (SDH), French, Spanish
Additional Release Material:
Featurette - 1. ON BEING A COWBOY
2. DIRECTING FROM THE HEART: ANG LEE
3. FROM SCRIPT TO SCREEN: Interviews with Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana
4. SHARING THE STORY: The Making of BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
Disc 2: ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - English, French
Dolby Digital DTS Surround - English
Subtitles - English (SDH), French, Spanish
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary - Michel Gondry - Director; Charlie Kauffman - Writer
Bonus Footage - Lacuna Commercial
Deleted Scenes
Featurette - 1. A LOOK INSIDE ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND
Music Video - Light & Day - Polyphonic Spree

2. Conversation with Jim Carey and Director Michel Gondry

Heath Ledger: Australian actor; BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
Jake Gyllenhaal: Actor
Anne Hathaway: Actress, THE PRINCESS DIARIES (2001)
Michelle Williams: American Actress, DAWSON'S CREEK television series
Jim Carrey: Canadian Actor/Comedian
Randy Quaid: American Actor, THE LAST DETAIL
Kate Winslet: British actress, TITANIC (1997), ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPO
Kirsten Dunst: American actor, INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE/BRING IT ON
Elijah Wood: American actor
Mark Ruffalo: Actor
David Cross: Comedian, MR. SHOW
Jane Adams: American actor, HAPPINESS/THE ANNIVERSARY PARTY

Ang Lee: Oscar winning Asian director, BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
Michel Gondry: Director, HUMAN NATURE (2002)