Persistence of Double Vision : Essays on Clint Eas

Beard, Associate Professor William

ISBN 10: 088864356X / ISBN 13: 9780888643568

Published by The University of Alberta Press, 2000

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Title: Persistence of Double Vision : Essays on ...

Publisher: The University of Alberta Press

Publication Date: 2000

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis:

Clint Eastwood represents probably the single strongest icon of heroic masculinity in popular cinema over the past quarter-century. But how odd that, through ironic allusion and gesture, this figure seems continually to deconstruct its own stature. Such problems form the foundation for Bill Beard's examination of Eastwood. Director, producer, and star, Eastwood has become one of the most important figures in American cinema today. This collection of linked essays examines Eastwood's unique position as overpowering cinematic icon and creative filmmaker; as reflector, perpetuator, and even producer of mainstream cultural and ideological values; and as idiosyncratic, complex manipulator of the narrative he inhabits.

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Scholars, generalists and film buffs will appreciate Beard's sophisticated readings of key Eastwood films and their impact on American cinema from the early 1970s to present. Persistence of Double Vision is the first Film Studies publication in our multidisciplinary series CuRRents.