Cinematic background from American Beauty 1999 - Lester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis, decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation with his daughter's attractive friend.

American Beauty

1999

Drama

Directors:
Sam Mendes
Writers:
Alan Ball
Official poster of American Beauty 1999 directed by Sam Mendes
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A group of young women sitting in a row; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A group of people sitting around a table in a kitchen; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A man standing on the side of the road at night holding a cell phone; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A man and a woman looking at one another; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A shirtless man sitting in a chair in front of a mirror; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – Two people sitting at a table in front of an advertisement; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A man with a hairy armpit hanging from a bar; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A woman in a white dress and a beige jacket is standing in a doorway; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A woman smoking a cigarette next to another woman in front of a brick wall; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A person wearing a green shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A man sitting at a desk in front of a laptop; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A man in a suit and tie sitting on top of a chair; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A woman wearing headphones and holding a gun in her hand; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A person with long blonde hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A man wearing a suit and tie smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – Two young women lying on a bed looking at a cell phone; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A picture of two people and a man sitting on a chair; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A man sitting in front of a table with roses and lit candles; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A reflection of a man in a mirror; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A person holding a gun in front of a fence; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A man's face in a dark room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A man sitting in front of a table covered with red roses; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A man in a white tuxedo sitting at a table with champagne flutes in front of him; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A man sitting at a table in front of another man; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A woman sitting at a table with a cake on top of it; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A person wearing a white shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A woman sitting at a table holding a wine glass; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A man holding a camera in front of a cloudy sky; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A man laying on the ground with blood all over his face; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A man's face in the dark; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A man's face in a gray shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A person wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A person looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A man in a suit and tie sitting at a table; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A red front door of a white house with potted plants; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A man laying in bed surrounded by red rose petals; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A man and a woman sitting in a bath tub filled with red rose petals; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A man and a woman in a bath tub filled with red rose petals; Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A person wearing headphones and a red hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A beautiful young lady wearing a black hat; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A man looking into a mirror with his hands on his chest; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A person with their hands on a mans chest; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A man's face in the dark; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A woman with long blonde hair is holding a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A man is working out on a bench press; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A woman and a man talking to each other in front of a crowd; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A man and a woman looking at each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A person wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A white picket fence with roses growing on it's side; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A man in a yellow shirt is running; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A woman sitting at a table in front of a bottle of soda; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A man walking in the rain next to a red car; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A woman sitting at the counter of a fast - food restaurant; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A group of people sitting around a table with candles; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A couple of men standing next to each other in suits; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A group of people in an office working on computers; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A beautiful young woman with long blonde hair and red lipstick; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A man sitting at a table in front of another man; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A man and a woman wearing a red hat; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A beautiful young woman with blonde hair and blue eyes; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A man looking at a bag of food in his hands; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A woman sitting at a dinner table in front of candles; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A shirtless man standing in front of a mirror; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – Two men sitting at a table in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A man holding a basket of food next to another man; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A woman with long blonde hair sitting in front of roses; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A man and a woman sitting at a dinner table with lit candles; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A woman holding a red rose in her hand; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A man sitting at a table with a lit candle in front of him; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A man sitting in a chair in a living room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A woman holding a cell phone while standing in front of a car; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A man sitting in the driver's seat of a car with his eyes closed; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A man and a woman standing in front of a kitchen sink; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A man walking down a sidewalk in front of a house; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A man and a woman face to face in a dark room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A man in a suit and tie walking down a sidewalk in front of a house; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A woman and a man are looking at each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A man looking out of a window through a curtain; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A man in white shirt standing in front of a mirror; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A man sitting in a chair holding a knife and a box; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A couple of men walking down a sidewalk near a truck; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A beautiful young woman with long blonde hair and blue eyes; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A man holding a cell phone up to his ear; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A person using a laptop computer; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A person with his eyes closed; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A person looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A man and a woman standing next to each other in front of a window; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “American Beauty” (1999), directed by Sam Mendes – A person wearing a plaid shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle