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The Pestle: In-depth Movie Talk, No Fluff | Film Review | Spoilers

Ep 332: “The American” (2010)

66 min • 29 juli 2025

We sight George Clooney’s “The American” and discuss:

Cinematography, compositions, center framing;
Story & Writing, cold opens, adding complexity to simple stories;
and other such stuff and things and stuff.

“Love is like war: easy to begin but very hard to stop.“ – H.L. Mencken

Notes & References:
“The American” Script link (scriptslug.com) – the PDF is 130 pages, but the listed page count is 108
Director Anton Corbijn’s IMDB – his other big movie is “A Wanted Man”, and he also directed “Life”, “Control”, so 4 movies total upon closer inspection
Brandon Sanderson’s Writing Lecture (2025) (YouTube)

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This Week’s Recommendations:

“The Thin Red Line” (IMDB) / “Winner” (IMDB)

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Ep 332: “The American” (2010)

This Week’s Recommendations:

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