Film

Picture Windows: Language of the Heart

10.0199530mDrama TV Movie

Director: Jonathan Kaplan
Year: 1995

Part of the anthology series "Picture Windows," "Language of the Heart" brings Degas’ painting The Rehearsal to life in a 1920s ballet hall, where a young ballerina resists her Maestro’s advances as she falls for a violinist, setting the stage for a tale of love and ambition.

Top cast

Michael Lerner

Maestro

Tamara Gorski

Anna

Joel Bissonnette

Mischa

Claire Rankin

Marie

Richard McMillan

Designer

Richard Waugh

Samuel

Charles Portanier

Henry the Chauffeur

Reg Dreger

Musician

Neil Foster

Stage Manager

François Klanfer

The Ballet Master

Brenda Matthews

Prima Ballerina

William Colgate

Josef

Directed by

Jonathan Kaplan

Written by

Bruce Meade

Produced by

Scott J.T. Frank, Daniel Halperin, David Wachs