Whereas Leone pushed his shooting style to self-aware extremes — dramatic angles, extreme close-ups and music cues that threaten to upstage the action — Eastwood has conspicuously resisted that tendency in his own approach.
Nor is he fussy about the screenplays, which is a shame, since a handful of his best-loved movies could have been a whole lot better if their writers had invested more effort up front. That movie, like the Dennis Lehane novel that inspired it, recognizes the enormous effort that working-class parents invest in creating a better life for their children even as it confronts the turmoil that ensues when someone breaks that chain of hope by hurting or killing a child.
So many filmmakers lose their touch past a certain age. Home Film Opinion. May 31, pm PT. By Peter Debruge Plus Icon. Peter Debruge Chief Film Critic askdebruge. See All. More From Our Brands. Already , utterly buoyant and happy to be there, he mentioned that he had just arrived from Rome where, that morning, he had enjoyed the privilege of a private audience with the Pope.
He laughed and laughed when I responded that he was undoubtedly the only man in history who had met with the Pope and attended the Cannes Film Festival on the same day. Other filmmakers who have forcefully demonstrated that there can be lots of life well past 65 or Jean-Luc Godard, who will turn 90 in December, nowadays makes rarified self-reflexive works for a highly select audience; Alain Resnais had a late-life blossoming with a rush of films that culminated in Life of Riley , released in , when the filmmaker died 91; Chris Marker passed at the same age in , having just made Aimer, boire et chanter; Alejandro Jodorowsky made The Dance of Reality at 85, while Eric Rohmer finished his final feature, The Romance of Astrea and Celadon in , when he was Subscribe to Deadline Breaking News Alerts and keep your inbox happy.
All Rights reserved. Read the full story. Read More About: Clint Eastwood. You might be tempted to ask, 'Why the "hell" is he still working in his 90s? Well, he has a pretty good answer. Clint Eastwood recently took some time discuss Cry Macho and his storied career. The interview is filled with interesting tidbits, including the number of times Eastwood had to throw punches while making his latest feature.
He told the The Los Angeles Times :. What the hell am I still working for in my 90s? Are people going to start throwing tomatoes at you? It would seem that Clint Eastwood hasn't seen any indication as to why he should stop working. He seems to believe that audiences will eventually tell him when they've had their fill. Given how much respect he's earned, it's likely that audiences will never completely dismiss an Eastwood film. So one would assume that he'll keep going as long as he can.
Though Clint Eastwood is a great actor, he's certainly become a talented and eclectic filmmaker.
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