Lester Burnham
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Lester Burnham is the disillusioned middle-aged suburban father and narrator in the film "American Beauty," whose midlife crisis drives the movie’s darkly comic and tragic exploration of desire, conformity, and freedom.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lester Burnham canonical | 5 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | American Beauty ⓘ |
| associatedWithMotive | red roses ⓘ |
| befriends | Ricky Fitts ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
conformity
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desire ⓘ freedom ⓘ midlife crisis ⓘ suburban disillusionment ⓘ |
| characterArc | from passive conformity to rebellious self-assertion ⓘ |
| createdBy | Alan Ball ⓘ |
| deathSceneLocation | his kitchen ⓘ |
| directedBy | Sam Mendes ⓘ |
| experiences |
job resignation
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marital breakdown ⓘ midlife awakening ⓘ sexual obsession with Angela Hayes ⓘ |
| filmGenreContext |
black comedy
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drama ⓘ |
| filmProductionCompany | DreamWorks Pictures ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1999 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasChild | Jane Burnham ⓘ |
| killedBy | Colonel Frank Fitts ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| narratesFrom | after his death ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
protagonist
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unreliable narrator ⓘ |
| narratorOf | American Beauty ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| occupation | advertising executive ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Kevin Spacey ⓘ |
| pursues |
authenticity
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personal freedom ⓘ |
| receives | posthumous narrative insight in the film’s ending monologue ⓘ |
| residence | suburban United States ⓘ |
| screenTimeFocus | primary ⓘ |
| spouse | Carolyn Burnham ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
crisis of the American middle class
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rejection of consumerist values ⓘ |
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