Latent homosexuality despite the man being openly homosexual. Latent homosexual themes were a common theme of science fiction films of the 1950s. In the 1999 film "American Beauty" the character Colonel Fitts (Chris Cooper) is depicted as being a latent homosexual. Throughout the film, Fitts makes several statements that are narrow-minded and homophobic, and it disturbs the colonel that his son Ricky might be homosexual. However, towards the end of the film, it is revealed that Fitts himself has sexual feelings towards men when he approaches his neighbor Lester Burnham (Kevin Spacey) and kisses him, but Lester rejects Col. Fitts, and this
Lester James Peries birthday, his request was granted when the National film corporation ceremoniously opened the "Lester James Peries Film Archives" at the request of His Excellency President Mahinda Rajapakse. The event was followed by a photographic exhibition of Dr. Peries' life and works. Peries has written approximately twenty books. The most-well known of them are "LJP Life and Works" (Prof. A. J. Gunawardene), "Lester by Lester" (as told to Kumar de Silva) and "Lester" (Prof. Sunil Ariyaratne). A music CD was produced by The Lester James Peries and Sumitra Peries Foundation containing 21 songs from Peries' films. Some of Peries' films have