MDIA 328 Clint Eastwood: Violence, Vengeance, & Redemption
Surveys the career of Clint Eastwood as actor, director and cultural icon, exploring the moral vision that evolves from his early roles as violent avengers (Dirty Harry Callahan, the Spaghetti Westerns' Man With No Name), through directorial work problematizing vengeance and violence (Unforgiven, Mystic River) and exploring atonement and forgiveness (Million Dollar Baby, Gran Torino) to films that deconstruct American history and identity (Flags of Our Fathers, Letters from Iwo Jima).