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The same theme as shown in "《花樣年華》是由王家衛執導，梁朝偉、張曼玉主演的愛情片，於2000年9月29日在中國香港上映。該片以20世紀60年代的香港為背景，講述了蘇麗珍和周慕雲在發現各自的配偶有婚外情後，兩人開始互相接觸並隨之產生感情的故事。" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sy9-7F-oWjY
********* American narrative: The salvation of life itself is the redemption of the self (Self Redemption). "American Beauty" is directed by Sam Mandes, starring Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Sola Birch, and American film made by DreamWorks. It uses a typical American middle-class family as an example to showcase the "cancers" hidden in the skin of American society. The film was released in 1999
For Schopenhauer and for Wagner, ‘redemption’ (Erlösung) was a form of release from suffering and the need to exist; a liberation from life itself. It meant an annihilation of the Will, a release from individuated existence from the prison of being oneself and dissolution into the all‐embracing bliss of nothingness.
生命的救贖本身就是自我的救贖 《美國麗人》是由山姆·曼德斯執導，凱文·史派西，安妮特·貝寧，索拉·伯奇等主演，夢工廠製作的美國電影。它以一個典型的美國中產階級家庭為例，展示了隱藏在美國社會肌膚內的種種“癌症”。電影於1999年上映。https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MItj705ywQ
這片子我20歲出頭看過第一次 32歲看了第二次 覺得完全是兩部完全不同的電影 人生真的需要經曆了些事情才能有體會 致敬我男神 Kevin Spacey!
American Beauty (1999 film)
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Theatrical release poster, which hints at two iconic images for the film: young female beauty and red roses
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| Directed by | Sam Mendes |
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| Written by | Alan Ball |
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| Music by | Thomas Newman |
| Cinematography | Conrad L. Hall |
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| Distributed by | DreamWorks Pictures |
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122 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $15 million[2] |
| Box office | $356.3 million[2] |
American Beauty is a 1999 American drama film written by Alan Ball and directed by Sam Mendes. Kevin Spacey stars as Lester Burnham, a 42-year-old advertising executive who has a midlife crisis when he becomes infatuated with his teenage daughter's best friend, played by Mena Suvari. Annette Bening stars as Lester's materialistic wife, Carolyn, and Thora Birch plays their insecure daughter, Jane. Wes Bentley, Chris Cooper, and Allison Janney also feature. Academics have described the film as a satire of American middle-class notions of beauty and personal satisfaction; further analysis has focused on the film's explorations of romantic and paternal love, sexuality, materialism, self-liberation, and redemption.
Ball began writing American Beauty as a play in the early 1990s, partly inspired by the media circus around the Amy Fisher trial in 1992. He shelved the play after realizing the story would not work on stage. After several years as a television screenwriter, Ball revived the idea in 1997 when attempting to break into the film industry. The rewritten script had a cynical outlook influenced by Ball's frustrating tenures writing for several sitcoms. Producers Dan Jinks and Bruce Cohen took the script for American Beauty to the fledgling DreamWorks studio, which bought it for $250,000, outbidding several other production bodies. DreamWorks financed the $15 million production and served as its North American distributor. American Beauty marked acclaimed theater director Mendes' film debut; courted after his successful productions of the musicals Oliver! and Cabaret, Mendes was nevertheless only given the job after twenty others were considered and several A-list directors reportedly turned down the opportunity.
Spacey was Mendes' first choice for the role of Lester, though DreamWorks urged him to consider better-known actors. Similarly, the studio suggested several actresses for the role of Carolyn until Mendes offered the part to Bening without the studio's knowledge. Principal photography took place between December 1998 and February 1999 on sound stages at the Warner Bros. backlot in Burbank, California and on location in Los Angeles. Mendes' dominant directorial style was deliberate and composed; he made extensive use of static shots and slow pans and zooms generate tension. Cinematographer Conrad Hall complemented Mendes' style with peaceful shot compositions to contrast with the turbulent on-screen events. During editing, Mendes made several changes that softened the cynical tone of Ball's script.
Released in North America on September 17, 1999, American Beauty was positively received by critics and audiences; it was the best-reviewed American film of the year and grossed over $350 million worldwide. Reviewers praised most aspects of the production, with particular emphasis on Mendes, Spacey and Ball; criticism tended to focus on the familiarity of the characters and setting. DreamWorks launched a major campaign to increase American Beauty's chances of Academy Award success; at the 2000 ceremony the film won Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (for Spacey), Best Original Screenplay, and Best Cinematography. The film was nominated for and won many other awards and honors, mainly for directing, writing and acting.
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人一生很短，來不及“總有一天”。製度之惡顯而易見，人性之惡則是永恆的話題。
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