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Diana Ossana is a Scriptwriter and Producer American born on 1 january 1949 at St. Louis (USA)

Diana Ossana

Diana Ossana
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Birth name Diana Lynn Ossana
Nationality USA
Birth 1 january 1949 (75 years) at St. Louis (USA)
Awards Writers Guild of America Award

Diana Lynn Ossana is an American writer who has collaborated on writing screenplays, teleplays, and novels with author Larry McMurtry since they first worked together in 1992, on the semi-fictionalized biography Pretty Boy Floyd. She is a published author in her own right of several short stories and essays.

Biography

Elle est issue d'une famille italienne installée aux États-Unis depuis 1937. Elle travaille depuis 1992 avec Larry McMurtry comme coscénariste. Elle a également participé à l'écriture des romans Pretty Boy Floyd et Zeke and Ned. Elle écrit en 2005 l'adaptation d'un roman de ce dernier, Boone's Lick, que Tom Hanks devrait produire et interpréter. Elle obtient en 2006 de nombreuses récompenses cinématographiques, dont l'Oscar du meilleur scénario adapté, pour son travail d'adaptation conjoint avec Larry McMurtry de la nouvelle d'Annie Proulx, Brokeback Mountain, qui devient sous la caméra d'Ang Lee le film à succès Le Secret de Brokeback Mountain.

Best films

Brokeback Mountain (2005)
(Scriptwriter)

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Filmography of Diana Ossana (2 films)

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Scriptwriter

Brokeback Mountain, 2h14
Directed by Ang Lee
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Bisexuality-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway, Michelle Williams, Randy Quaid, Linda Cardellini
Rating77% 3.8507853.8507853.8507853.8507853.850785
In 1963, Ennis Del Mar (Heath Ledger) and Jack Twist (Jake Gyllenhaal) are hired by Joe Aguirre (Randy Quaid) to herd his sheep through the summer in the Wyoming mountains. After a night of heavy drinking, Jack makes a sexual pass at Ennis, who is initially reluctant but eventually responds to Jack's advances. Though he informs Jack that it was a one-time incident, they develop a sexual and emotional relationship. Shortly after learning their summer together is being cut short, they briefly fight and each is bloodied.

Production

Brokeback Mountain, 2h14
Directed by Ang Lee
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Bisexuality-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway, Michelle Williams, Randy Quaid, Linda Cardellini
Roles Producer
Rating77% 3.8507853.8507853.8507853.8507853.850785
In 1963, Ennis Del Mar (Heath Ledger) and Jack Twist (Jake Gyllenhaal) are hired by Joe Aguirre (Randy Quaid) to herd his sheep through the summer in the Wyoming mountains. After a night of heavy drinking, Jack makes a sexual pass at Ennis, who is initially reluctant but eventually responds to Jack's advances. Though he informs Jack that it was a one-time incident, they develop a sexual and emotional relationship. Shortly after learning their summer together is being cut short, they briefly fight and each is bloodied.