Windows (film)
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| Directed by | Gordon Willis |
| Produced by | Mike Lobell |
| Written by | Barry Siegel |
| Starring | Talia Shire Joseph Cortese Elizabeth Ashley |
| Editing by | Barry Malkin |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
| Release date(s) | January 18, 1980 |
| Running time | 96 minutes |
| Language | English |
Windows is a 1980 thriller starring Talia Shire, Joseph Cortese and Elizabeth Ashley, directed by Gordon Willis.
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[edit] Background
Willis was the cinematgropher for some of the 1970's most acclaimed films. The Godfather Parts 1 and 2, All the President's Men, Annie Hall and others. This would be his only attempt at directing a movie.
[edit] Plot
Emily Hollander (Shire) is the subject of a lesbian obsession at the hands of Andrea Glassen (Ashley), her next-door neighbor. As Emily begins dating detective Bob Luffrono (Cortese), Andrea overflows with jealousy, spying on Hollander through her own window.
[edit] Criticism
The film was the subject of many protests from gay rights activists who accused the film of being homophobic and resorting to hateful stereotypes of lesbians.[1]
Willis directed one film of his own, Windows, in 1980. He admitted the film had been a mistake,[2]and later said of directing that he didn't really like it. "I've had a good relationship with actors," he reflected, "but I can do what I do and back off. I don't want that much romancing. I don't want them to call me up at two in the morning saying, 'I don't know who I am'".[3]
[edit] Awards and nominations
- Nominated: Worst Picture
- Nominated: Worst Screenplay
- Nominated: Worst Actress (Talia Shire)
- Nominated: Worst Supporting Actress (Elizabeth Ashley)
- Nominated: Worst Director (Gordon Willis)
[edit] External links
- Windows at the Internet Movie Database
[edit] References
- ^ The celluloid closet s
- ^ Feeney, Mark. "A Study in Contrasts", The Boston Globe, 14 January 2007. Quoted on NPR affiliate publicbroadcasting.net Retrieved 2011-03-04.
- ^ Peary, Gerald. "Gerald Peary: Gordon Willis", Boston Phoenix, August 2003. Retrieved 2011-03-04.
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