In the mid-to-late 1990s, Clint Eastwood occupied a precarious position in Hollywood. Having reached a career-high with the Oscar-winning Unforgiven (1992) and the romantic success of The Bridges of Madison County (1995), the legendary filmmaker entered a period of creative and commercial stagnation. This "nadir," as some critics describe
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