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American Beauty: Special Edition
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Widescreen 2.35:1 Color (Anamorphic) / Production Year: 1999 / Special Edition / Region 1
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• DVD-Video:
American Beauty: Special Edition (Academy Awards O-Sleeve)
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$8.49
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Current Sales Rank: 6309
All-Time Sales Rank: 3
| Overall Rating:  4.52 out of 5, including 16 reviews
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Winner Of Five Academy Awards
...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 America Award) teamed with screenwriter Alan Ball (Writers Guild of America Award) to capture unparalleled praise among critics and audiences alike.
...look closer at the most acclaimed cast of the year led by brilliant performances from 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.
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Features:
| American Beauty: Look Closer… A Fascinating Behind-the-Scenes Featurette with Interviews from the Award-Winning Cast and Crew
Insightful Film Commentary with Director Sam Mendes and Writer Alan Ball
Exclusive Storyboard Presentation with Commentary by Sam Mendes and Director of Photography Conrad L. Hall
Digital Screenplay with Corresponding Film Footage and Storyboards (DVD-ROM only)
Cast and Crew Biographies
Two Theatrical Trailers
Production Notes
Plus, Other DVD-ROM Exclusives! | Video:
| | Widescreen 2.35:1 Color (Anamorphic) | | Audio: (more info) | ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC]
ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Surround [CC]
ENGLISH: DTS 5.1 [CC]
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| Studio: DreamWorks Home Ent.
Production Year: 1999
Release Date: 10/24/2000
Length: 122 mins
Rating: R
Chapters: 28
| Includes: Audio Commentary
Packaging: Keep Case
Number of Discs: 1
Disc: SS-DL
Item Code: 85382
UPC Code: 667068538229
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Overall Rating: 4.52 out of 5, including 16 reviews
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Empire Review
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Look closer..... - 4.75 out of 5 (10/23/2000)
"American Beauty" uses the phrase "...look closer" in the key art and at least half a dozen times in the liner notes of the DVD. The first time around, I had no desire to watch it even once. My opinion was this, any film with that much critical praise had to be a boring stinker of a movie. This rationalization had saved my bet several times, most notably with "The Horse Whisperer" and "For Love of the Game."
....look closer at a film critic who doesn't know his but from a hole in the ground!
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Customer Review
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fucking amazing - 4.25 out of 5 (12/2/2004)
american beauty is one of those films that comes along every 20 years with its breathtaking screenplay superb acting and its brilliant directing american beauty is an absolute classic if you dont own it buy it right now!
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America at its most realistic - 3.75 out of 5 (5/10/2004)
Wow! whenever i watch this dvd i think of what is going on in america right now, like the whole gay marriage issue, lester being layed off, the neighbor who seems to be troubled turns out to be quite normal, divorce, homosexuals in the military and i could go on and on and on. I love this move it is one of the few where i agree with the central character kevin spacey, who knocks it out of the park, and annette benning one word breath taking, it deserved the whole awards shebang, truly a must hav
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Wonderful film! - 5 out of 5 (9/16/2002)
I adore this film with all of my heart!
Kevin Spacey and Sam Mendes rock!
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