Film The five-fold “oscar” Italian “American Beauty” celebrates its twentieth anniversary this year. The perfect opportunity to review, actress Thora Birch (36), though she hopes that the allegations of sexual abuse against Kevin Spacey in the opinion of the viewers will not influence.
In 1999, ‘American Beauty’ premiered. The film, directed by Sam Mendes, was an instant success. The drama went with five Oscars to go, including one for lead actor Kevin Spacey. Now that last accused of sexual abuse of minors, the fear actress Thora Birch that affair the twenty-year anniversary of the film and, in the opinion of the viewer will affect. “You can’t help but think: “Great, now we have this blemish on the film’”, she told in an interview to The Hollywood Reporter. “But no, the blemish is not on the film. Who is guilty? Kevin. It has nothing to do with ‘American Beauty’.”
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The now 36-year-old actress, who Spacey’s daughter was told that the rehearsals for the film to be very intense. “There was a lot of therapy involved. We had to get ourselves open and share what are the characteristics of our characters we will or will not recognize.” But Spacey remained in the background. “He was one of the best actors to work with. But in addition, I do not know too much about him. The sessions were liberating for me. I thought: ‘If Kevin Spacey, Keyser Soze ( from ‘The Usual Suspects, ed ), it can, I can too.” But there was a limit. He went to a certain place, and then went there was a wall up.”
