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Clint: The Man and the Movies by Shawn Levy is a biography of the prolific actor and director Clint Eastwood. Mr. Levy is a well-known film-critic and best-selling author.
- 560 pages
- Publisher : Mariner Books
- Language : English
- ISBN-10 : 0063251027
My rating for Clint: The Man and the Movies – 5
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Thoughts:
When I was 10 years old, or so, my mother took me to the big city to see Disney’s The Black Hole, instead though the theater played A Fistful of Dollars. My mom figured “what the hell” and bought tickets anyway. Then year old me was disappointed but I loved movies even back then. Needless to say, I’ve never seen anything like it before, and a new Clint Eastwood fan was born.
Clint by Shawn Levy is an immensely enjoyable book. If this isn’t a definitive biography of Mr. Eastwood, I’m not sure one could suppress it.
I felt the book was balanced and honest. While the author is certainly a fan, he doesn’t shy away from the more complicated, complex, and dark sides of his subject. While the book certainly highlights the many achievements Mr. Eastwood has achieved, he does not mince words when it comes to his behavior and antics, especially when it comes to relationships with women.
All of this leads to fine, nuanced portrait of Clint Eastwood. Allowing us to see this flawed human being, made me appreciate his work even more and make him a relatable human, instead looking up to an American legend.
Even though this book is quite long, it’s packed with history, details, and anecdotes on every page which makes the reading a pleasure. I never got bored, learned a lot, and now have to go and re-watch Eastwood’s movie catalog once again.
And many years later, I finally got to see The Black Hole… A Fistful of Dollars was, and still is, much better.
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