Windows (film)

Windows
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Gordon Willis
Produced by	Mike Lobell
Written by	Barry Siegel
Starring	Talia Shire Joseph Cortese Elizabeth Ashley
Music by	Ennio Morricone
Editing by	Barry Malkin
Distributed by	United Artists
Release dates	January 18, 1980 (1980-01-18)
Running time	96 minutes
Language	English
Box office	$2,128,395

Windows is a 1980 thriller starring Talia Shire, Joseph Cortese and Elizabeth Ashley, directed by Gordon Willis.

Background

Willis was the cinematographer of some of the most acclaimed films of the 1970s, among them The Godfather (and its sequel, The Godfather Part 2), All the President's Men, Annie Hall and others. This would be his only attempt at directing a movie.

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.

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]

Gordon Willis 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]

Awards and nominations

• 1st Golden Raspberry Award

Nominated: Worst Picture

Nominated: Worst Screenplay

Nominated: Worst Actress (Talia Shire)

Nominated: Worst Supporting Actress (Elizabeth Ashley)

Nominated: Worst Director (Gordon Willis)

External links

• Windows at the Internet Movie Database
• Windows at Rotten Tomatoes
• Windows at Box Office Mojo

References