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''[[The Limits
A [[The Nameless|man without a name]] is given a mysterious assignment in an airport. He takes a plane to Madrid, goes to a high-rise flat, waits, goes to a café, orders two espressos in separate cups. He goes to a museum and stares at a painting of a violin. The next day at the café, a man with a violin case comes and asks him if he speaks Spanish. They exchange matchboxes. Inside the matchbox are instructions that he memorizes and then eats. He goes to the museum and stares at the painting of a nude woman.
Back at the flat, a naked girl with glasses waits for him. She asks if he likes her ass and suggests they have sex. He says, "Never while I'm working". The next day, at the café, a woman with a cowboy hat and a white-haired wig comes up and asks him if he speaks Spanish. They exchange matchboxes. She tells him, "The best films are like dreams we're never sure we really had." He gives the matchbox to the naked girl; it contains diamonds, which, we are reminded, are a girl's best
He takes the train to Sevilla. A Japanese woman asks him whether he speaks Spanish. They exchange matchboxes. Instructions, etc. He goes to a hotel room and waits. He goes to a club and watches flamenco dancers rehearse. He goes to a café and orders two espressos in separate cups. A man with a guitar comes up and asks him whether he speaks Spanish. Matchboxes, etc. He keeps the guitar. He takes the train to a small village. A man with a cowboy getup asks him whether, etc. He gives the guitar. He is taken to an abandoned hamlet and given a map. He walks in the desolate landscape and arrives at a fortified and heavily guarded compound.
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* [[Arc Words]]: Everyone asks the main character whether he speaks Spanish.
* [[Black
* [[The Cameo]]: Several of them: [[Tilda Swinton]], John Hurt, [[Bill Murray]], etc...
* [[Celibate Hero]]: The main character remains indifferent to the charms of the naked girl, even when [[Ignore the Fanservice|she spends the night curled up against him]].
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* [[Hannibal Lecture]] - The American gives one to the hitman.
** [[Shut UP, Hannibal]] - Kind of hard to talk when you're garroted.
* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: Looks like Raymond, the ice cream man from [[Ghost Dog: The Way of The Samurai|Ghost Dog]], has followed in his friend's footsteps to become a hitman himself.
* [[Hitman
* [[Limited Wardrobe]]: Played with. The main character wears three nearly identical suits in succession, until the very end when he puts on generic streetwear.
** And let's not mention the naked girl's even more limited wardrobe. It consists of a completely transparent plastic raincoat and nothing else.
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* [[Offscreen Moment of Awesome]]: The hitman {{spoiler|manages to completely bypass a compound security entirely off screen.}}
* [[Strange Minds Think Alike]]: {{spoiler|The American repeats just about everything the hitman's contacts discussed with him.}} May be a briefing method on part of the contacts.
* [[Straw Nihilist]]: The American's rant at the end apparently touches on his plans on wiping out entertainment and fiction, as
** The song the hitman listens to directly after the hit has the lyrics of showing a man what life really is: worthless, like a handful of dust in a graveyard.
* [[Toros Y Flamenco]]: Mostly averted. The film's depiction of Spain is stripped down to a few undoubtedly Spanish but non-cliche locations. Though there ''is'' flamenco involved.
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