American beauty [videorecording] / Dreamworks Pictures ; a Jinks/Cohen Company production ; directed by Sam Mendes ; written by Alan Ball ; produced by Bruce Cohen & Dan Jinks. The virgin suicides / American Zoetrope presents a Muse production in association with Eternity Pictures ; written and directed by Sofia Coppola ; produced by Francis Ford Coppola ... [et al.].
American beauty: Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Thora Birch; The virgin suicides: James Woods, Kathleen Turner, Kirsten Dunst, Josh Hartnett. Narrator on The virgin suicides, Giovanni Ribisi. The virgin suicides based on a novel by Jeffrey Eugenides. Originally released as motion pictures in 1999 and 2000. Widescreen version enhanced for 16:9 TVs. "Double feature"--Container. "Paramount Classics"--Opening credits of The virgin suicides. Special features: American beauty: film commentary; storyboard presentation; digital screenplay with corresponding film footage and storyboards; cast and crew biographies; theatrical trailers. The virgin suicides: making-of featurette; music video; photo gallery; theatrical trailers.
Summary:
American beauty: The lives and marriage of a seemingly ordinary couple begin to slowly unravel. The virgin suicides: Five teenaged sisters who are isolated by their over-protective parents become engulfed in a stunning chain of events.
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