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
Carolyn Cassady documentary film "Love Always, Carolyn" in which she claims she is fighting a losing battle for the truth about Neal Cassady and Kerouac. She made her home in the English county of Berkshire, living near the town of Bracknell, about an hour outside London. After lapsing into a coma after an emergency appendectomy, Carolyn died at the age of 90 on September 20, 2013 at her home in Bracknell. In Kerouac's novel "On the Road" Carolyn's character is named "Camille". In the film adaptation "On the Road" (2012), Camille is portrayed by Kirsten Dunst. She also appears as "Evelyn Pomeray"