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| | Lester and Carolyn Burnham seem, on the outside, to be a perfectly happy couple. In reality, Lester is falling apart, he is suffering a mid-life crisis, induced by his wife from hell, rebellious daughter and dead-end job. He develops a fascination for Angela, a friend of his daughters. He then decides to change his life...
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When you've got nothing to lose,
you might as well risk everything.
DreamWorks SKG presents a bold new look at suburban angst, American Beauty.
The dark comedy marks the feature film directorial debut of Sam Mendes, the
award-winning theatre director best known for The Blue Room, the hit
London play and the Tony Award-winning revival of Cabaret.
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Academy Award winner Kevin Spacey and
Oscar nominee Annette Bening lead a cast that includes Chris Cooper, Peter
Gallagher, Thora Birch, Wes Bentley, Mena Suvari, Allison Janney, Scott Bakula,
and Sam Robards.
We are introduced to the chaotic world found on the tree-lined street of Robin
Hood Trail, Anytown, U.S.A. Provoked by forbidden passions, Lester Burnham
(Kevin Spacey) decides to make a few changes in his rut of a life, changes that
are less midlife crisis than adolescence reborn. The freer he gets, the happier
he gets, which is even more maddening to his wife, Carolyn (Annette Bening),
and daughter Jane (Thora Birch) - especially when he turns his lustful gaze
toward Jane's friend, the sultry Angela (Mena Suvari). Carolyn responds by
focusing her attention on real estate colleague Buddy Kane (Peter
Gallagher).
Compounding the chaos on Robin Hood Trail is the arrival next door of an
equally turbulent family: strict Marine Col. Fitts (Chris Cooper), his vacant
wife, Barbara (Allison Janney), and his distant son, Ricky (Wes Bentley), who
soon develops a fascination with Jane.
The creative team behind Mendes and Ball's first film effort includes Academy
Award-winning cinematographer Conrad Hall (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid),
production designer Naomi Shohan, Oscar-nominated costume designer Julie Weiss
(Twelve Monkeys), editor Tarik Anwar, and three-time Oscar-nominated composer
Thomas Newman (The Shawshank Redemption). The film is produced by Dan Jinks and
Bruce Cohen, with Stan Wlodkowski serving as the coproducer.
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