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- BFI identifier510724
- Date1999 (Copyright)
- Production countryUSA
- Production company
- SynopsisBlack comedy. Lester Burnham is a man with a heavy dose of mid-life crisis; he has long since given up any pretensions of a loving relationship with his wife Carolyn and has lost interest in his job on an advertising magazine. The only ray of light seems to be the comely young friend of his daughter, in whom Lester takes an unhealthy interest with the intent of seducing her. With this in mind he begins to lift weights to improve his physique and finally decides to live life as he did when he was a young man - much to the astonishment of his family. (Synopsis)
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- CastKevin Spacey (Lester Burnham)
Annette Bening (Carolyn Burnham)
Thora Birch (Jane Burnham)
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Title
American Beauty (Original)
Category
Fiction- Collections
- Film / Video
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Work - 510724 - 1999 (Copyright)
USA - Film - Fiction
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