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« Reply #101 on: December 03, 2013, 01:38:38 PM » |
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'The Man with No Name': Watch a 1977 Documentary About One of Cinema's Greatest CharactersThe Man with No Name” started as a studio invention to sell a trilogy — three spaghetti Westerns starring Clint Eastwood, directed by Sergio Leone — but the character became a legend. It was a role that brought Eastwood to fame, making him an icon of American masculinity. Eastwood’s portrayal brought a morally ambiguous hero to the big screen for the first time in the genre — a soft-spoken tough guy who was an outsider and loner, but thought nothing of shooting first and asking questions later.
We learn more about the man behind the gun in this 1977 BBC documentary, presented by Iain Johnstone, which features interviews with Eastwood (in his backyard, petting a freaking deer). Director Leone also makes an appearance, discussing the casting of Eastwood’s character. Leone initially wanted James Coburn for the role — he later directed the actor in films like Duck, You Sucker! — but the budget for A Fistful of Dollars (the first film in the trilogy) didn’t cut it.
Leone says he saw the Man with No Name as a purely physical figure, and was drawn to Eastwood’s “indolent way of moving.” For Leone, Eastwood resembled a cat. There are a few great moments in this hour-long doc, which we first spotted on Dangerous Minds. Throw on some Morricone, and dig in for a look at the strong, silent man behind one of cinema’s greatest characters.
http://www.movies.com/movie-news/the-man-with-no-name-documentary/14279?wssac=164&wssaffid=news 
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« Reply #116 on: September 26, 2022, 07:31:54 AM » |
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Hello everyone, Here is a video in which Clint gave an interview in Paris, France, while promoting Tightrope and receiving a tribute from the French cinematheque, which organized a retrospective of his films, from December 1984 to January 1985. Just some months before he came at Cannes Film Festival, to present Pale Rider. In that interview, they talked about a possible collaboration between Clint and director Jean-Luc Godard. That was a funny and strange interview, isn't it ? https://www.ina.fr/ina-eclaire-actu/video/cpb8505083404/clint-eastwood-le-prochain-godard |
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« Reply #118 on: September 27, 2022, 04:39:23 PM » |
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Definitely a strange interview. Even before it begins, the music and the framing of the video before he sits down is odd. I noticed something about the interview that I've noticed many times before. Most of the time Eastwood does appear relaxed, but when he is asked questions he isn't anticipating, that he doesn't really know how he should respond to, he appears uncomfortable and kind of says something very quickly hoping that it will result in the interviewer moving onto a different line of questioning.
I also find the whole theme of the interview to be a bit misguided. Why would the interviewer ask Eastwood to confirm a potential interest in working with this particular French director, and even go so far as to ask him to describe the film and whether he would plan to produce it, etc? It seems to me that unless the details have been announced as confirmed, that Eastwood would likely take a lot of meetings, many of which may occur for projects that never end up being made, so the focus on that speculative, potential project I didn't really understand.
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« Reply #119 on: September 30, 2022, 03:25:33 AM » |
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Actually, that interview was made for a French TV show called Cinema, Cinemas, which was aired from 1982 to 1991.
I was too young to remember it but that show was particularly appreciated by cinema lovers.
In fact, many people from film industry were interviewed. That show was also about the technical jobs of filmmaking.
When I saw the Clint interview for the first time, it seemed a little austere and quirky to me. Or maybe half parodic. But that was the style of that show, I guess. What I find interesting about that interview is the fact Clint said that he preferred directing than acting: today, it would not be surprising. But in 1985, Clint was still a major box office star in America. Of course, Clint was already ambitious as a director, at that point of his career.
The weirdest thing about that interview is obviously the questions on that film project with Jean-Luc Godard.
By the way, I have read nothing about it. Anyway, the Clint biographies did not mention a potential film between the two men. Godard, who passed away some weeks ago, seemed to admire Clint, more as an actor than as a director. Godard even dedicated one of his films, Detective (1985), to Clint. He also presented an honorary Cesar (the French Oscars) to Clint in 1998. When presenting the Cesar, Godard told Clint: be yourself, Mr Honkytonk Man.
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