American Beauty - The Awards Edition (VHS)

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American Beauty - The Awards Edition (VHS)

5 Academy Awards 1999, including best picture with Kevin Spacey and Annette Bening.

• Rated: R 
• Number of tapes: 2
• Run Time: 122 minutes
• Format: Color
• Languages: English
• Subtitles: English

Best Picture, Best Director - Sam Mendes

Best Actor - Kevin Spacey

Best Original Screenplay - Alan Ball

Best Cinematography - Conrad L. Hall

...look closer at the most talked about film of the year. Intelligent, provocative and wickedly funny, American Beauty has struck a chord with audiences around the world and become a defining achievement in cinematic history.

...look closer at the most honored film of the year. Winner of 5 Academy Awards, American Beauty appeared on over 275 Top 10 lists and was named Best Picture of the year by over 65 critics. In an extraordinary directorial debut, Sam Mendes (Directors Guild of American Award) teamed with screenwriter Alan Ball (Writers Guild of American Award) to capture unparalleled praise among critics and audiences alike.

...look closer at the most acclaimed cast of the year led by brilliant performances form Kevin Spacey and Annette Bening as the indelible Lester and Carolyn Burnham, a seemingly ordinary couple in an anonymous suburban neighborhood whose marriage - and lives - are slowly unraveling. From beginning to startling end, American Beauty has been deemed a "flat-out masterpiece" (Rod Dreher, New York Post) that will entertain and challenge audiences to ...look closer for years to come.

Special Bonus Features

* Exclusive Storyboard presentation with audio commentary by Director Sam Mendes and Director of Photography Conrad L. Hall

* Fascinating behind-the-scenes featurette with interviews from award-winning cast & crew.

1999 Dreamworks Home Entertainment