Picture Windows

Picture Windows
GenreDrama
Created byScott J.T. Frank
Daniel Halperin
David Wachs
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes6
Production
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkShowtime
ReleaseSeptember 1995 (1995-09) –
October 1995 (1995-10)

Picture Windows is an American television miniseries that aired on Showtime in 1995.[1][2] It consists of six short films, each inspired by a different iconic painting, matched with a story by a renowned author, and directed by a prominent filmmaker such as Norman Jewison, Peter Bogdanovich, Jonathan Kaplan, Joe Dante, John Boorman, and Bob Rafelson, respectively. With a different cast in each installment, these films included performances by a number of notable actors, including Alan Arkin, George Segal, Sally Kirkland, Robert Loggia, Steve Zahn, Brooke Adams, Dan Hedaya, Michael Lerner, Ron Perlman, and John Hurt. Co-creator David Wesley Wachs also wrote and directed a 20-minute pilot titled The Life of Art based on the painting Hitchhiker by Robert Gwathmey. Dan Halperin directed the pilot episode for the series entitled Rosemary, which was produced by Halperin and Scott JT Frank under their Epiphany Pictures banner.

Reception

The miniseries won one an Emmy Award and several CableAce Awards.[3] John Boorman's episode, Two Nudes Bathing, was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival.[4] The series was also acknowledged for the exceptional cinematography of Seamus Deasy and Paul Sarossy.

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"Soir Bleu"Norman JewisonSeth FlickerTBA
Inspired by the painting Soir Bleu by Edward Hopper.
2"Song of Songs"Peter BogdanovichHarry Mark Petrakis
John Petrakis
TBA
Inspired by the painting Primavera by Sandro Botticelli.
3"Language of the Heart"Jonathan KaplanBruce MeadeTBA
Inspired by the painting Ballet Rehearsal by Edgar Degas.
4"Lightning"Joe DanteJim ByrnesTBA
Inspired by the painting Stampede by Lightning by Frederic Remington.
5"Two Nudes Bathing"John BoormanJohn BoormanTBA
Inspired by the painting Gabrielle d'Estrées et une de ses sœurs by an unknown artist.
6"Armed Response"Bob RafelsonFrederic RaphaelTBA

References

  1. ^ "Picture Windows". Variety. 1995-10-23. Archived from the original on 2022-01-11.
  2. ^ "TV REVIEWS : 'Picture Windows' Trilogy No Artistic Masterpiece". Los Angeles Times. 1995-09-30. Archived from the original on 2023-07-09.
  3. ^ "IT'S HBO AGAIN AT CABLEACES". Variety. 1995-09-25. Archived from the original on 2023-04-16.
  4. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Two Nudes Bathing". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 7 September 2009.