Format:
Online-Ressource (240 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
ISBN:
9780231850711
Series Statement:
Directors' Cuts
Content:
He became a movie star playing The Man With No Name, and today his name is known around the world. Measured by longevity, productivity, and profits, Clint Eastwood is the most successful actor-director-producer in American film history. This book examines the major elements of his career, focusing primarily on his work as a director but also exploring the evolution of his acting style, his long association with screen violence, his interest in jazz, and the political views - sometimes hotly controversial - reflected in his films and public statements. Especially fascinating is the pivotal question that divides critics and moviegoers to this day: is Eastwood a capable director with a photogenic face, a modest acting talent, and a flair for marketing his image? Or is he a true cinematic auteur with a distinctive vision of America's history, traditions, and values? From A Fistful of Dollars and Dirty Harry to Million Dollar Baby and beyond, The Cinema of Clint Eastwood takes a close-up look at one of the screen's most influential and charismatic stars
Content:
Lester D. Friedman, Hobart and William Smith Colleges:Combining his graceful prose with mature critical insights, David Sterritt makes a powerful argument that this American icon should also be respected as a serious filmmaker worthy of sustained scholarly attention. For Eastwood fans and those who should be, this book will certainly make their day. Phillip Lopate, Columbia University:Who would have thought a book about Clint Eastwood could be this entertaining, balanced, and surprising? The supremely knowledgeable David Sterritt has done impressive research his warmly witty, worldly and engaging prose style enables us to see all the clashing viewpoints and contradictions surrounding this enigmatic subject. Thomas Doherty, Brandeis University, author of Hollywood and Hitler, 1933-1939:The critic David Sterritt and the filmmaker Clint Eastwood are a perfect fit: both are lean, no-nonsense craftsmen with a sharp eye and steady aim. Set in relief against the terrain of Hollywood and American culture, Sterritt's absorbing study brilliantly illuminates the art of the iconic star and shape-shifting auteur. Lawrence Knapp, Oakton Community College:David Sterritt's balanced study of Clint Eastwood's career as star, director, and cultural icon accepts what many Eastwood enthusiasts have known since the early 1990s - 'The aging Eastwood, more invested than ever in the resonance of myth and the indeterminacy of the past, is the most interesting Eastwood of all.' Eastwood's impromptu and off-putting speech at the 2012 Republican National Convention helps Sterritt realize that Eastwood is an odd figure, a contrarian who resists categorizati
Note:
Includes filmographies and index
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In English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780231172004
Language:
English
Keywords:
Eastwood, Clint 1930-
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