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Vaughn Public Library - Ashland

American beauty
(Blu-ray)

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Published:
Universal City, California : DreamWorks Home Entertainment, 2017.
Format:
Blu-ray
Physical Desc:
1 videodisc (122 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Rating:
MPAA rating : R.
Status:
Ashland Adult Blu-ray
BLU-RAY AME
Description
A middle-aged man confronts the reality of his suburban life. His marriage is in shambles. His daughter doesn't acknowledge his existence. But a chance meeting of one of his daughter's friends reignites the fire in his life.
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Ashland Adult Blu-ray
BLU-RAY AME
Available
Sep 19, 2023
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Language:
English
UPC:
032429256379

Notes

General Note
Originally produced as motion picture in 1999.
General Note
Bonus features: American beauty: look closer ... a behind the scenes featurette ; film commentary with director Sam Mendes and writer Alan Ball ; storyboard presentation with commentary by Sam Mendes and director of photography, Conrad L. Hall ; cast and crew biographies ; two theatrical trailers HD.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Conrad L. Hall ; costume design, Julie Weiss ; production designer, Naomi Shohan ; editors, Tariq Anwar, Christopher Greenbury ; music, Thomas Newman ; co-producers, Alan Ball, Stan Wlodkowski.
Participants/Performers
Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Thora Birch, Wes Bentley, Mena Suvari, Peter Gallagher, Chris Cooper, Allison Janney, Scott Bakula, Sam Robards.
Description
An emotionally & spiritually comatose suburban man decides "to hell with it all" and reverts to living as he did when he was happiest--as a carefree teenager. His desperately uptight wife and sullen daughter can only look on as he quits his corporate job to become a burger flipper, starts getting high with a strange new neighbor (whose parents are even stranger) and lusts after a pouty blonde teenager--his daughter's best friend.
Target Audience
MPAA rating : R.
System Details
Blu-ray disc, 1080p HD widescreen format (aspect ratio: 2.35:1).
System Details
Blu-ray discs will only play in a Blu-ray player.
Language
English (DTS 5.1 surround, Dolby surround or Dolby digital 5.1 surround), French, Portuguese, or Spanish dialogue; French/Spanish/Portuguese subtitles; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired.
Awards
Academy Awards: Best actor (Spacey), Best picture, Best director, Best cinematography, Best original screenplay.
Citations
APA Citation (style guide)

Mendes, S., Ball, A., Cohen, B., Jinks, D., Spacey, K., Bening, A., Birch, T., Suvari, M., Bentley, W., & Cooper, C. (2017). American beauty. Universal City, California, DreamWorks Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Sam. Mendes et al.. 2017. American Beauty. Universal City, California, DreamWorks Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Sam. Mendes et al., American Beauty. Universal City, California, DreamWorks Home Entertainment, 2017.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Mendes, Sam., et al. American Beauty. Universal City, California, DreamWorks Home Entertainment, 2017.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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