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Tough Ain't Enough : New Perspectives on the Films of Clint Eastwood / Lester D. Friedman, David Desser.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Eastwood, Clint, 1930---Criticism and interpretation.
- Eastwood, Clint.
- America.
- Clint Eastwood.
- Eastwood.
- Hollywood.
- actor.
- director.
- film.
- filmmaker.
- Local Subjects:
- America.
- Clint Eastwood.
- Eastwood.
- Hollywood.
- actor.
- director.
- film.
- filmmaker.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (232 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- New Brunswick, NJ : Rutgers University Press, [2018]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- Throughout his lengthy career as both an actor and a director, Clint Eastwood has appeared in virtually every major film genre and, at this point in his career, has emerged as one of America's most popular, recognizable, and respected filmmakers. He also remains a controversial figure in the political landscape, often characterized as the most prominent conservative voice in mostly liberal Hollywood. At Eastwood's late age, his critical success as actor and director, his combative willingness to confront serious cultural issues in his films, and his undeniable talent behind the camera all call for a new and comprehensive study that considers and contextualizes his multiple roles, both on and off screen. Tough Ain't Enough offers readers a series of original essays by prominent cinema scholars that explore the actor-director's extensive career. The result is a far-reaching and nuanced portrait of one of America's most prolific and thoughtful filmmakers.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- 1. The Teller and the Tale: An Introduction to the Films of Clint Eastwood / Friedman, Lester D. / Desser, David
- Part I. Crosscurrents
- 2 "I Don't Want Nobody Belonging to Me": Riding the Post- Leone Western / Prince, Stephen
- 3. "God/Country/Family": The Military Movies / Friedman, Lester D.
- 4. "A Man's Got to Know His Limitations": The Cop Films from Nixon through Reagan / Kirshner, Jonathan
- 5. "I'm Not So Tough": Melodrama and Performance in the Later Films / Carson, Diane
- 6. "Heroes Are Something We Create": The Biopics / Sterritt, David
- Part II. Controversies
- 7. "I Am a Camera": The Performative Gaze / Pomerance, Murray
- 8. "You Ain't Ugly like Me; It's Just That We Both Got Scars": Women in Eastwood's Films / Bolton, Lucy
- 9. "I Know I'm as Blind as a Slab of Concrete, but I'm Not Helpless": The Aging Action Hero / Desser, David
- 10. "Seems like We Can't Trust the White Man": The Theater of Race / Keller, Alexandra
- 11. Play Music for Me: The Film Scores / Lofthouse, Charity
- Acknowledgments
- Notes on Contributors
- Index
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 21. Dez 2019)
- ISBN:
- 9780813586038
- 0813586038
- 9780813586045
- 0813586046
- OCLC:
- 1038273523
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