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The Films of Clint Eastwood

The Films of Clint Eastwood

Critical Perspectives

by Matt Wanat and Leonard Engel
Hardback
Publication Date: 30/05/2018

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The indefatigable Clint Eastwood, the great old man of American film, is still controversial after all these years. Many of the critical essays in this collection focus on Eastwood's 2014 American Sniper, a particularly controversial film and a devastating personal account of the horrors of war. Additional essays within the collection address his films that deserve more recognition than they have received to date.

The chapters vary by topic and identify themes ranging from aging, race, and gender to uses of Western conventions and myth to the subtleties of quieter themes and stylistic choices in Eastwood's body of cinematic work. As a collection, these essays show that none of these themes account for Eastwood's entire vision, which is multifaceted and often contradictory, dramatizing complex issues in powerful, character-driven narratives.

ISBN:
9780826359520
9780826359520
Category:
Films
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
30-05-2018
Language:
English
Publisher:
University of New Mexico Press
Country of origin:
United States
Dimensions (mm):
238.76x160.02x25.4mm
Weight:
0.6kg

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