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Article: "Brokeback Mountain Author Slams Movie's Fans"
Mandy21:
http://www.imdb.com/news/ni0567773/
Brokeback Mountain Author Slams Movie's Fans
17 September 2008 12:04 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news
The author who inspired Oscar-winning movie Brokeback Mountain has come under scrutiny from film fans.
Annie Proulx claims she has been pestered by fans following the release of the 2005 movie - starring late actor Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal - which was based on her short story of the same name.
The writer insists the tale has become "the source of constant irritation in my private life" because she is harassed by people offering their reinterpretations of the tale.
She says, "There are countless people out there who think the story is open range to explore their fantasies and to correct what they see as an unbearably disappointing story. They constantly send ghastly manuscripts and pornish rewrites of the story to me, expecting me to reply with praise and applause for 'fixing' the story. They certainly don't get the message that if you can't fix it, you've got to stand it.
"Brokeback Mountain has had little effect on my writing life, but is the source of constant irritation in my private life."
optom3:
--- Quote from: Mandy21 on September 18, 2008, 09:43:32 am ---http://www.imdb.com/news/ni0567773/
Brokeback Mountain Author Slams Movie's Fans
17 September 2008 12:04 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news
The author who inspired Oscar-winning movie Brokeback Mountain has come under scrutiny from film fans.
Annie Proulx claims she has been pestered by fans following the release of the 2005 movie - starring late actor Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal - which was based on her short story of the same name.
The writer insists the tale has become "the source of constant irritation in my private life" because she is harassed by people offering their reinterpretations of the tale.
She says, "There are countless people out there who think the story is open range to explore their fantasies and to correct what they see as an unbearably disappointing story. They constantly send ghastly manuscripts and pornish rewrites of the story to me, expecting me to reply with praise and applause for 'fixing' the story. They certainly don't get the message that if you can't fix it, you've got to stand it.
"Brokeback Mountain has had little effect on my writing life, but is the source of constant irritation in my private life."
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Not a member of the tact and diplomacy corp. then. It is at odds with what she is previously quoted as saying which is,a book is not finished until it has been read.That leaves us free to put our own interpretation on it,
I can understand that being bombarded with, in her opinion, poorly written, follow ups may be bothersome.Is it not also a compliment as to how seriously her writing is being perceived,and also that people re in their heads finishing the story the way they want.Something she encourages.I am sure the film also was instrumental in introducing both,BBM and other stories she has penned to a sector of the public who would otherwise have never given her work house room.
Fame always has and always will be a double edged sword.
Jeff Wrangler:
Personally, before I criticized Annie Proulx for "slamming fans," I'd like to know a little bit more about what she means here:
--- Quote from: Mandy21 on September 18, 2008, 09:43:32 am ---She says, "There are countless people out there who think the story is open range to explore their fantasies and to correct what they see as an unbearably disappointing story. They constantly send ghastly manuscripts and pornish rewrites of the story to me, expecting me to reply with praise and applause for 'fixing' the story. They certainly don't get the message that if you can't fix it, you've got to stand it."
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What does she mean by fans "correcting" or "fixing" the story? And what kind of person sends a manuscript to a Pulitzer-prize winning author and tells her that this how she should have written her own story? I don't wonder she's annoyed at something like this.
Mandy21:
I wasn't criticizing her, Jeff. I was merely passing on an article that was written yesterday and posted on IMDB. The title of the article was "Brokeback Mountain Author Slams Movie's Fans". Please forgive me if I shortened the subject line of my post. I have just now corrected this. Please feel free to investigate further, and pass on what you find out to us. Thank you.
Shakesthecoffecan:
I wonder if McMurtry and Ossana get those stories and/or screen plays too?
Here is where you can find that article (with thanks to Leslie)
http://www.zimbio.com/pilot?ZURL=%2FBrokeback%2BMountain%2Farticles%2F26%2FStop%2BSending%2BAnnie%2BProulx%2BExtended%2BGyllenhaal&URL=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB122065020058105139.html
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