Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Shooting Eastwood

1   Writing the Showdown: What’s Left Behind When the Sun Goes Down

2   Dancing with the Double: Reaching Out from the Darkness Within

3   Ties That Bind: The Legacy of a Mother’s Love

4   Psychic Scars: Transformative Relationships and Moral Repair

5   Parables of Revenge and Masculinity in Mystic River Roger Berkowitz and Drucilla Cornell

6   Militarized Manhood: Shattered Images and the Trauma of War

7   Shades of Recognition: Privilege, Dignity, and the Hubris of White Masculinity

Conclusion: The Last Take

Notes

Filmography: Clint Eastwood as Director

Index