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Like American Beauty, this movie shifts the narrative into midlife.

Protagonist: Miles Raymond
Aesthetic Preoccupation: Wine and writing
Affairs: Jack's affairs with various women.
Repetition: Miles tries to regain the affection of his ex-wife.
Death: Miles' book "dies" (is rejected by the publisher) and he "kills" his treasured bottle of vintage wine.
Existential Humanist Act: Miles pursues a relationship with a pretty waitress named Maya, even at the price of distancing himself from the hedonism represented by Jack.

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