Clint Eastwood's masterful "Unforgiven", written by David Webb Peoples, explores the theme of violence and, thanks to its wholly unique cast of characters, manages to present the subject with the depth of a great novel. Find out how in this video essay.

This theory about the division of characters according to their different approaches to violence was, as far as I know, developed by film critic/theorist Richard Schickel, who was also Clint Eastwood's biographer. He talks about it in the movie's commentary track. I should have said that in the video.


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