{"product_id":"unforgiven-paperback-8","title":"Unforgiven - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEdward Buscombe\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnforgiven \u003c\/i\u003eis dedicated to Don Siegel and Sergio Leone, Clint Eastwood's two cinematic mentors, who represent, respectively, the legacy of the classic Hollywood Western and the radical updating of the genre by Italian Westerns in the 1960s. William Munny, wonderfully played by Eastwood himself, finds himself confronted not only by the formidable sheriff Little Bill Daggett (Gene Hackman) but also by his own inner demons and the awful realities of violence and death. On its appearance in 1992 the film proved a popular and critical success, securing Academy Awards for Best Picture, for Eastwood as Director, for Gene Hackman as Best Supporting Actor, and for Joel Cox as Editor. \u003ci\u003eUnforgiven \u003c\/i\u003eis Eastwood's last Western to date, and the film may prove to be his swan song in a genre he has graced for more than forty years. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEdward Buscombe explores the ways in which \u003ci\u003eUnforgiven, \u003c\/i\u003esticking surprisingly close to the original script by David Webb Peoples, moves between the requirements of the traditional Western, with its generic conventions of revenge and male bravado, and more modern sensitivities.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnforgiven is dedicated to Don Siegel and Sergio Leone, Clint Eastwood's two cinematic mentors, who represent respectively the legacy of the classic Hollywood Western, and the radical updating which Italian Westerns forced upon it in the 1960s. Unforgiven offers a revision of a traditional format, in which an ageing gunfighter comes out of retirement for one last job. Not for the first time an Eastwood hero is given an awkward time by women; reformed from his youthful viciousness by his saintly but now deceased wife, he is engaged by a group of prostitutes to avenge the ill-treatment of one of their number. William Munny, wonderfully played by Eastwood himself, finds himself confronted not only by the formidable sheriff Little Bill Daggett (Gene Hackman) but by his own inner demons and the awful realities of violence and death. Edward Buscombe explores the ways in which Unforgiven, sticking surprisingly close to the original script by David Webb Peoples, moves between the requirements of the traditional Western, with its generic conventions of revenge and male bravado, and more modern sensitivities. On its appearance in 1992 the film proved a popular and critical success, securing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdward Buscombe\u003c\/b\u003e has written about \u003ci\u003eStagecoach \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Searchers \u003c\/i\u003ein the BFI Film Classics series. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eCinema Today \u003c\/i\u003e(2003), among other books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 7.52 x 5.32 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42165697577095,"sku":"9781844570331","price":17.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/a24d0137fae027aad5b64c5a73716816.webp?v=1733315537","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/unforgiven-paperback-8","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}