American Playhouse

Angels and Insects

Jan 2, 1995118 min

In Victorian England, wealthy patriarch Sir Harald Alabaster invites an impoverished biologist, William Adamson, into his home. There, William tries to continue his work, but is distracted by Alabaster's seductive daughter, Eugenia. William

Blown Sideways Through Life

Jul 19, 199555 min

Claudia Shear's off-Broadway, one-woman show weaves her true misadventures through 64 different jobs and searches for an identity beyond mere job description.

Drawn from Memory

Oct 30, 199555 min

Paul Fierlinger concentrates his considerable talents as an animator to recount through fragmented memories, vivid recollections, and the occasional evocative photograph his life as the rebellious son of Jan Fierlinger, Czechoslovakian care

The Beans of Egypt, Maine

Aug 11, 199699 min

The Beans are poor, proud, hated by all, but alive in the sense that they struggle against their lot and support each other in time of trouble. Earlene lives across the street from the Bean's trailer, and the view from her window is better

Passion

Sep 29, 1996115 min

In 19th-century Italy, Giorgio, a young soldier, is in love with Clara. But they're separated when Giorgio is posted far away, where he meets the unhappy, unhealthy, and unattractive Fosca, who develops a passionate love for Giorgio and tri

Episode 6

Date to be announced