Un padre de clase media sexualmente frustrado sufre una crisis de los 40 tras enamorarse de la mejor amiga de su hija.Un padre de clase media sexualmente frustrado sufre una crisis de los 40 tras enamorarse de la mejor amiga de su hija.Un padre de clase media sexualmente frustrado sufre una crisis de los 40 tras enamorarse de la mejor amiga de su hija.
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- Ganó 5 premios Óscar
- 112 premios ganados y 102 nominaciones en total
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- TriviaDirector Sam Mendes designed the two girls' look to change over the course of the film, with Thora Birch gradually using less makeup and Mena Suvari gradually using more, to emphasize his view of their shifting perceptions of themselves.
- ErroresWhen Jane and Angela are outside talking to Ricky at school, Angela's cigarette keeps growing and shrinking throughout the conversation.
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[last lines]
Lester Burnham: [narrating] I had always heard your entire life flashes in front of your eyes the second before you die. First of all, that one second isn't a second at all, it stretches on forever, like an ocean of time... For me, it was lying on my back at Boy Scout camp, watching falling stars... And yellow leaves, from the maple trees, that lined our street... Or my grandmother's hands, and the way her skin seemed like paper... And the first time I saw my cousin Tony's brand new Firebird... And Janie... And Janie... And... Carolyn. I guess I could be pretty pissed off about what happened to me... but it's hard to stay mad, when there's so much beauty in the world. Sometimes I feel like I'm seeing it all at once, and it's too much, my heart fills up like a balloon that's about to burst... And then I remember to relax, and stop trying to hold on to it, and then it flows through me like rain and I can't feel anything but gratitude for every single moment of my stupid little life... You have no idea what I'm talking about, I'm sure. But don't worry... you will someday.
- Créditos curiososThe end credits gives thanks to the Donmar Warehouse in London and Dr. Bill and Alice. This is a reference by Sam Mendes to the characters played by Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman in Ojos bien cerrados (1999). Mendes directed Kidman in The Blue Room, which is a play performed at the Donmar Warehouse.
- Versiones alternativasSome TV versions deleted most language and explicit content to maintain a clean TV-14 rating.
- ConexionesEdited into Pasión a 24 cuadros por segundo (2003)
- Bandas sonorasBecause
Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Performed by Elliott Smith
Elliott Smith appears courtesy of DreamWorks Records
Kevin Spacey plays Lester Burnham, a man on the brink of a mid-life crisis, who suddenly becomes obsessed with one of his teenage daughters friends played by Mena Suvari. His daughter (Thora Birch) is, as Lester tells us; "a typical teenager. Angry, insecure, confused...". And his wife Caroline (Annette Bening) has an obsession of her own, her public appearance.
Life starts off on a downer for the Burnhams and their new neighbours the Fitts despite their lives looking good from the outside.
As life begins to improve (with most of the main characters finding what they think is love or new relationships) it soon all comes crashing down in the climactic final day.
The writing is nothing short of brilliant and made even more amazing by knowing that it comes from a first time feature film screen writer Alan Ball (who had had years of prior experience writing TV sitcoms - not that you'd be able to guess from the tone of this film).
The directing is on a par with the writing and Sam Mendes manages to get some brilliant performances from the great cast, who are all faultless. No doubt Mendes' theatre directing past played a huge part in directing the actors so well.
Another person worthy of a mention is the late director of photography Conrad L. Hall, another one of the five oscar recipients for this film.
All the elements in this film gel perfectly together to make one superb masterpiece. Not one person, either cast or crew, steals this film or does anymore than anyone else to make this film what it is. Truly an ensemble effort. 10/10.
- Philip_Pugh
- 28 nov 2003
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- Idioma
- También se conoce como
- American Beauty
- Locaciones de filmación
- Sacramento, California, Estados Unidos(aerial shots)
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- Presupuesto
- USD 15,000,000 (estimado)
- Total en EE. UU. y Canadá
- USD 130,096,601
- Fin de semana de estreno en EE. UU. y Canadá
- USD 861,531
- 19 sep 1999
- Total a nivel mundial
- USD 356,296,601
- Tiempo de ejecución2 horas 2 minutos
- Color
- Mezcla de sonido
- Relación de aspecto
- 2.39 : 1