Dirty Pictures

Movie
German title	Dirty Pictures
Original title	Dirty Pictures
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	2000
length	89 minutes
Age rating	FSK 12
Rod
Director	Frank Pierson
script	Ilene Chaiken
production	Michael Manheim
music	Mark Snow
camera	Hiro Narita
cut	Peter Zinner
occupation
James Woods : Dennis Barrie Craig T. Nelson : Sheriff Simon Leis Diana Scarwid : Dianne Leon Pownall : Prouty Matt North : Lobb David Huband : Sirkin Judah Katz : Mizibov

Dirty Pictures is a television-produced feature film by American director Frank Pierson from 2000 . The drama is based on the legal proceedings surrounding the Mapplethorpe exhibition The Perfect Moment in Cincinnati .

action

Museum curator Dennis Barrie ( James Woods ) falls into the crosshairs of Sheriff Simon Leis ( Craig T. Nelson ), who tries everything to have Berrie tried in the course of a lawsuit, because of his decision to hold a controversial photo exhibition . As the public controversy over freedom and the moral limits of art escalates, Barrie's marriage is in danger and his daughter is physically assaulted. The competent court finally comes to the conclusion that the issue was legal.

Reviews

• Cinema raised the "plea for artistic freedom" and the "confusing flood of interviews" z. B. with Susan Sarandon and Salman Rushdie .

Awards

• 2000
  • Emmy Awards
    • Nominations in the categories "Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special" and "Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Miniseries or a Movie"
• 2001
  • Golden Globes
    • Winner "Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV"
    • Nomination "Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV" (James Woods)
  • American Cinema Editors
    • Winner "Best Edited Motion Picture for Non-Commercial Television"
  • Monte-Carlo TV Festival
    • Winner "Television Films - Best Film"
  • Golden Satellite Award
    • Winner "Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television" (James Woods)
    • Nomination "Best Motion Picture Made for Television"
  • Screen Actors Guild Awards
    • Nomination "Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries" (James Woods)

Web links

• Dirty Pictures in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Dirty Pictures at Rotten Tomatoes (English)

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