Who was the cinematographer best known for photographing the 1999 American drama film directed by Sam Mendes and written by Alan Ball?
American Beauty (1999 film) American Beauty is a 1999 American drama film directed by Sam Mendes and written by Alan Ball. 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, and Allison Janney also feature. The film is described by academics as a satire of American middle-class notions of beauty and personal satisfaction; analysis has focused on the film's explorations of romantic, and paternal love, sexuality, beauty, materialism, self-liberation, and redemption.
Frank Stanley (cinematographer) Frank Walter Stanley (May 5, 1922 in New York – December 21, 1999 in Sarasota, Florida) was an American cinematographer. He is best known for four Clint Eastwood films in a row: "Breezy" (1973), "Magnum Force" (1973), "Thunderbolt and Lightfoot" (1974) and "The Eiger Sanction" (1975). During the filming of "The Eiger Sanction", shot in Switzerland, which required a great deal of precarious mountain-climbing cinematography,