| Picture Windows | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Created by | Scott J.T. Frank Daniel Halperin David Wachs |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Showtime |
| Release | September 1995 (1995-09) – October 1995 (1995-10) |
Picture Windows is an American televisionminiseries that aired onShowtime 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 asNorman Jewison,Peter Bogdanovich,Jonathan Kaplan,Joe Dante,John Boorman, andBob Rafelson, respectively. With a different cast in each installment, these films included performances by a number of notable actors, includingAlan Arkin,George Segal,Sally Kirkland,Robert Loggia,Steve Zahn,Brooke Adams,Dan Hedaya,Michael Lerner,Ron Perlman, andJohn Hurt. Co-creator David Wesley Wachs also wrote and directed a 20-minute pilot titledThe Life of Art based on the paintingHitchhiker byRobert Gwathmey. Dan Halperin directed the pilot episode for the series entitledRosemary, which was produced by Halperin and Scott JT Frank under their Epiphany Pictures banner.
The miniseries won one anEmmy Award and severalCableAce Awards.[3] John Boorman's episode,Two Nudes Bathing, was screened in theUn Certain Regard section at the1995 Cannes Film Festival.[4] The series was also acknowledged for the exceptional cinematography of Seamus Deasy and Paul Sarossy.
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Soir Bleu" | Norman Jewison | Seth Flicker | TBA | |
Inspired by the paintingSoir Bleu byEdward Hopper. | |||||
| 2 | "Song of Songs" | Peter Bogdanovich | Harry Mark Petrakis John Petrakis | TBA | |
Inspired by the paintingPrimavera bySandro Botticelli. | |||||
| 3 | "Language of the Heart" | Jonathan Kaplan | Bruce Meade | TBA | |
Inspired by the paintingBallet Rehearsal byEdgar Degas. | |||||
| 4 | "Lightning" | Joe Dante | Jim Byrnes | TBA | |
Inspired by the paintingStampede by Lightning byFrederic Remington. | |||||
| 5 | "Two Nudes Bathing" | John Boorman | John Boorman | TBA | |
Inspired by the paintingGabrielle d'Estrées et une de ses sœurs by an unknown artist. | |||||
| 6 | "Armed Response" | Bob Rafelson | Frederic Raphael | TBA | |
Inspired by the paintingPortrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures) byDavid Hockney. | |||||
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