American Beauty

Starring: Annette Bening, Kevin Spacey Dvd Release: 20th February, 2006 Number Of Discs: 1 Format: PAL, Region 2 Encoding

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American Beauty is a film, directed by Sam Mendes, that won five Academy Awards in 1999, including Best Picture. The film concentrates around the Burnham family of three, consisting of Lester, his wife Carolyn & their teenage daughter Jane. This nucleus is then tied to other characters, including the next-door neighbours, the Fitts family. The film explores themes such as modern western societies focus on physical appearance & success, to the detriment of people truly getting to know each other on a deeper level. One of the more well-advertised plotlines was the infatuation of the main character with his daughters schoolfriend. The movie begins with Lester Burnham - who is dead - describing the events of the last part of his life. At the beginning of the film, Lester is a middle-aged man living somewhere in suburban America who is disssatisfied with his life. Apparently suffering a mid-life crisis, he experiences a total change after he becomes infatuated with his daughters school friend, Angela. Posters Of American Beauty

Annette Bening is an American actress. Benings family moved to San Diego, California in 1965. In junior high, she played the lead in The Sound of Music. She finished high school in three years & attended San Diego Mesa College. She completed her drama degree at San Francisco State University. Bening then studied at San Franciscos American Conservatory Theater & joined its acting company. In 1985, she moved to New York where she won a Tony Award nomination for her debut performance in Coastal Disturbances. However, she endured a five-year struggle before breaking into film. Her first film was Manhunt for Claude Dallas, a made-for-TV movie which came out in 1986. Her first major feature film role was in The Great Outdoors. She garnered an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for The Grifters & Best Actress in a Leading Role for American Beauty. Bening met actor Warren Beatty on the set of the film Bugsy & the two started a secret romance. On March 12, 1992, she married Beatty. The couple has four children. Posters Of American Beauty

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Kevin Spacey Fowler in South Orange, New Jersey, better known as Kevin Spacey, is an American actor. He has won two Oscars for his film acting, including Best Supporting Actor for The Usual Suspects in 1995 & Best Actor for American Beauty in 1999. Spaceys first professional stage appearance was as a messenger in a New York Shakespeare Festival performance of Henry VI, part 1 in 1981. The following year he made his first Broadway appearance in Henrik Ibsen s Ghosts. Although his interest soon turned to film, Spacey remains actively involved in the live theater community. In 1991, he won a Tony Award for his portrayal of Uncle Louie in Neil Simon s Broadway hit Lost in Yonkers. Spacey announced in February 2003 that he is moving to London, England to become the artistic director of the Old Vic, one of the citys oldest theatres. Spacey will direct a new Old Vic Theatre Company, which will stage shows eight months out of the year, starting in 2004. Spacey has agreed to star in two shows a season, in addition to directorial duties. Posters Of Kevin Spacey

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