THEME EXPLORATION

obsolescence of the gunslinger

14 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
Mona Lisa
Mona Lisa
1986 · Neil Jordan
Rebooted
Rebooted
2019 · Michael Shanks
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
1943 · Michael Powell
Sukiyaki Western Django
Sukiyaki Western Django
2007 · Takashi Miike
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Damien Leone Italy

His spaghetti westerns systematically deconstruct the gunslinger myth, culminating in 'Once Upon a Time in the West' where violence becomes obsolete against modernity.

 Ethan Coen United States

In 'True Grit' and 'No Country for Old Men,' he portrays gunslinger codes as obsolete against modern violence and moral ambiguity.