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American Beauty
Drama examining the American nuclear family. A telesales operative (Kevin Spacey) becomes disillusioned with his existence and begins to hunger for fresh excitement in his life.
Drama examining the American nuclear family. Lester and his overambitious wife Carolyn find themselves in a loveless marriage which they endure for the sake of daughter Jane. A compounding disappointment is that computer journalist Lester despises his employers, so when oddball neighbour Ricky re-introduces him to marijuana and teenage temptress Angela catches his eye, Burnham decides it's time for a change - with drastic consequences.
Last on
Fri 5 Sep 2014
23:05
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Director Sam Mendes talks about American Beauty's Oscar-winning success on 大象传媒 Radio 4.
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Lester Burnham | Kevin Spacey |
| Carolyn Burnham | Annette Bening |
| Jane Burnham | Thora Birch |
| Ricky Fitts | Wes Bentley |
| Angela Hayes | Mena Suvari |
| Colonel Frank Fitts | Chris Cooper |
| Buddy Kane | Peter Gallagher |
| Barbara Fitts | Allison Janney |
| Jim Olmeyer | Scott Bakula |
| Jim Berkley | Sam Robards |
| Director | Sam Mendes |
| Writer | Alan Ball |
| Producer | Bruce Cohen |
| Producer | Dan Jinks |
Broadcasts
Thu 11 Sep 2008 22:45大象传媒 One except Northern Ireland- Sat 12 Jun 2010 23:05大象传媒 Two Wales & England only
- Sat 12 Jun 2010 23:35大象传媒 Two Scotland
- Sun 4 Nov 2012 23:30大象传媒 Two Scotland, Northern Ireland & England only
- Wed 20 Nov 2013 23:35大象传媒 One except Northern Ireland, Scotland & Wales
- Thu 21 Nov 2013 00:05大象传媒 One Wales HD & Wales only
- Thu 21 Nov 2013 00:15大象传媒 One Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD only
- Thu 21 Nov 2013 00:35大象传媒 One Scotland HD & Scotland only
Wed 21 May 2014 21:00- Fri 5 Sep 2014 23:05大象传媒 Two except Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire