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Line 2: [[File:TheAmerican_poster_5155.png\|frame\|[[Captain Obvious\|George Clooney is American.]]]] ''[['''The American]]''''' is a 2010 drama film by director Anton Corbijn (most known for directing [[Control]] and numerous U2 music videos). Adapted from Martin Booth's 1990 novel ''A Very Private Gentleman'' (in which the protagonist is actually English), it follows [[George Clooney]] as Jack, a lonesome assassin who, after some enemies track him down to his remote cabin in Sweden, moves to a remote village in Italy to lay low. What follows is a character study of a man who lives a very rigid, lonely life due to his career. He befriends the local priest, and starts a relationship with Clara, a prostitute in the area. Taut, featuring beautiful cinematography, and poor marketing, ''The American'' is notable for how it [[Subverted Trope\|subverts]] the tropes common in the hitman movie, not so much by lampshading them, but simply by using them to the advantage of the film's contemplative tone.

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