University Press of Mississippi | ISBN:1617036633 | File Type: PDF, 304 pages | File size: 65.Mb | Dec. 1st, 2012
General Entertainment Biography Autobiography: Interviews Revised and Updated Clint Eastwood b 1930 is the only popar American dramatic star to have shaped his own career almost entirely through films of his own producing frequently under his own direction no other dramatic star has directed himself so often He is also one of the most prolific active directors with thirty three features to his credit since 1971 As a star he is often recalled primarily for two early roles the Man with No Name of three European made Westerns and the uncompromising cop Dirty Harry Callahan But on his own as a director Eastwood has steered a remarkable course A film industry insider who works through the established Hollywood system and respects its traditions he remains an outsider by steadfastly refusing to heed ctural and aesthetic trends in film production and film style His films as director have examined an eclectic variety of themes ranging from the artist s life to the nature of heroism while frequently calling into question the ethos of mascinity and his own star image Yet they have remained accessible to a popar audience worldwide With two Best Director and two Best icture Oscars to his credit Eastwood now ranks among the most highly honored living filmmakers These interviews range over the more than four decades of Eastwood s directorial career with an emphasis on practical filmmaking issues and his philosophy as a filmmaker Nearly a third are from European sources several appearing here in English for the first time
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