American Beauty (1999)

The Dancing Bag

Ricky (Wes Bentley) shows Jane (Thora Birch) his most beautiful video: a plastic bag dancing in the wind.

Directed by Sam Mendes.

© Dreamworks 2012

Released in 1999 by Dreamworks.

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  • character-type: Artist
  • character-type: Girlfriend
  • action: Watch
  • editors-choice: Monologues
  • primary-genre: Romance
  • primary-genre: Drama
  • secondary-genre: Romantic Dramas
  • secondary-genre: Romance
  • secondary-genre: Drama
  • mood: Emotional
  • mood: Heartfelt
  • prop: Plastic Bag
  • prop: Videotape
  • theme: Appreciation
  • actor: Wes Bentley
  • actor: Thora Birch
  • director: Sam Mendes
  • producer: Alan Ball
  • producer: Bruce Cohen
  • producer: Dan Jinks
  • producer: Stan Wlodkowski
  • cinematographer: Conrad L. Hall
  • composer: Thomas Newman
  • editor: Tariq Anwar
  • editor: Christopher Greenbury
  • costume-designer: Julie Weiss
  • production-designer: Naomi Shohan
  • role-name: Ricky Fitts
  • role-name: Jane Burnham
  • screenwriter: Alan Ball
  • year: 1999
  • studio: Dreamworks

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