THEME EXPLORATION

obsolescence of the gunslinger

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
High Noon
High Noon
1952 · Fred Zinnemann
A Useful Life
A Useful Life
2010 · Federico Veiroj
Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit
Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit
1985 · Alexander Kluge
Il bidone
Il bidone
1955 · Federico Fellini
Late Chrysanthemums
Late Chrysanthemums
1954 · Mikio Naruse
Sunday Pursuit
Sunday Pursuit
1990 · Mai Zetterling
The Last Outlaw
The Last Outlaw
1919 · John Ford
The Old Actor
The Old Actor
1912 · D.W. Griffith
Bird Atlas
Bird Atlas
2021 · Olmo Omerzu
A Fistful of Dollars
A Fistful of Dollars
1964 · Sergio Leone
Per un pugno di dollari
Per un pugno di dollari
1964 · Clint Eastwood
Mona Lisa
Mona Lisa
1986 · Neil Jordan
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Damien Leone Italy

His spaghetti westerns, particularly the 'Dollars Trilogy,' chronicle the gunslinger's decline from mythic hero to anachronistic figure in a modernizing world.

 Ethan Coen United States

Through works like 'True Grit' and 'No Country for Old Men,' he explores how traditional gunslinger codes become irrelevant against modern violence and moral ambiguity.