Eastern Promises
2007
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A History of Violence is a 2005 action thriller film directed by David Cronenberg and written by Josh Olson. It is an adaptation of the 1997 DC graphic novel of the same title by John Wagner and Vince Locke. The film stars Viggo Mortensen, Maria Bello, Ed Harris, and William Hurt.
A History of Violence: Directed by David Cronenberg. With Viggo Mortensen, Maria Bello, Ed Harris, William Hurt. A mild-mannered man becomes a local hero through an act of violence, which sets off repercussions that will shake his family to its very core.
- David Cronenberg
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Sep 19, 2023 · The ending of “A History of Violence” raises questions about identity, redemption, and the cyclical nature of violence. By assuming a new identity and leaving his criminal life behind, Tom tries to escape his past and create a better future for himself and his family.
A History of Violence was a moderate commercial hit, doubling its budget at the box office, but the critics loved it even more, with Rolling Stone’s Peter Travers calling it a film with “explosive power and subversive wit” made by a “world-class director at the top of his startlingly creative form,” and Roger Ebert praising its ...
Oct 10, 2022 · Brian Eggert's essay about A History of Violence provides an in-depth critical analysis, exploring its production, history, and themes. In A History of Violence, David Cronenberg peels back the skin of civilization to reveal an infection underneath.
Oct 4, 2011 · History and the Decline of Human Violence. In a magisterial new book, Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker argues that humanity's "better angels" are triumphing. Steven Pinker, a professor of ...
In the decade of Darfur and Iraq, and shortly after the century of Stalin, Hitler, and Mao, the claim that violence has been diminishing may seem somewhere between hallucinatory and obscene. Yet recent studies that seek to quantify the historical ebb and flow of violence point to exactly that conclusion.
