Persistence of Double Vision

Erscheinungsjahr 2000
ISBN: 978-0-88864-356-8
Verlag: University of Alberta Press

Buch, Englisch, 212 Seiten, Format (B × H): 139 mm x 228 mm, Gewicht: 310 g

What makes Clint Eastwood such an extraordinary screen presence? Clint Eastwood represents probably the single strongest icon of heroic masculinity in popular cinema over the past quarter-century. Yet this icon seems continually to deconstruct its own stature through ironic allusion and gesture. Perhaps there is more to this player of hyperbolic manliness than first meets the eye. William Beard examines Eastwood’s unique position as cinematic icon and creative filmmaker. Award-winning director, producer, star, and now politician, Eastwood has evolved from problematic characters like the Man With No Name and Dirty Harry to become one of American cinema’s best respected figures. Through detailed readings of many individual films, including the masterful Unforgiven and A Perfect World, Beard helps us to understand the is/not qualities of the charismatic Eastwood figure.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Beard, William

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Filmwissenschaft, Fernsehen, Radio

Über Autor(innen)

Beard, William
William Beard is Professor of Film/Media Studies at the University of Alberta. He is author of Persistence of Double Vision: Essays on Clint Eastwood and The Artist As Monster: The Cinema of David Cronenberg.