American Beauty (1999 film) and "Magnolia"). In 2006, the Writers Guild of America ranked the screenplay number 38 on its list of the 101 greatest screenplays. Annotations Footnotes Bibliography American Beauty (1999 film) American Beauty is a 1999 American drama film written by Alan Ball and directed by Sam Mendes in his feature film directorial debut. 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, Angela (Mena Suvari). Annette Bening co-stars as Lester's materialistic wife, Carolyn, and Thora Birch plays their insecure daughter, Jane. Wes Bentley, Chris Cooper,
Elliott Lester Elliott Lester Elliott Lester is a British film and television director, best known for directing the film "Blitz". He made his directing debut in 2006 with "Love Is the Drug", and his latest film, "Aftermath", was released on 4 April 2017. Lester made his feature film directing in 2006 with a drama film "Love Is the Drug". In 2011, he directed a crime thriller "Blitz" from a script by Nathan Parker, starring Jason Statham and Paddy Considine. In 2014, Lester directed the HBO's drama film "Nightingale", starring David Oyelowo. Lester has also directed a drama thriller film, titled "478" from