American Beauty (1999 film) as Lester and Angela get closer, finally taking the roses—and thus Carolyn—out of the shot. Lester's epiphany at the end of the film is expressed by rain and the use of red, building to a crescendo that is a deliberate contrast to the release Lester feels. The constant use of red "lulls [the audience] subliminally" into becoming used to it; consequently, it leaves the audience unprepared when Lester is shot and his blood spatters on the wall. Pennington argues that "American Beauty" defines its characters through their sexuality. Lester's attempts to relive his youth are a direct result of his
Richard Lester series on British cinema in the 1960s for the BBC. Director Steven Soderbergh is among many who have called for a reappraisal of Lester's work and influence. He authored "Getting Away With It", published in 1999, about Lester's career. which consists of interviews with Lester. In Soderbergh's book "Getting Away With It," Lester reveals that he is a committed atheist and debates with Soderbergh (then an agnostic), largely based on the arguments of Richard Dawkins. During Lester's time at Penn, he was a member of the Beta Rho Chapter of Sigma Nu. Richard Lester Richard Lester Liebman (born January 19,