THE DEEP and Impressionism hiding in 'plein air'
Jacqueline Bisset next to an almost forgotten painting by French Impressionist Pierre Bonnard (Source Sony Pictures ). When The Deep Production Designer Tony Masters , finished David ( Nick Nolte ) and Gail's ( Jacqueline Bisset ) Orange Grove Hotel interior, the set revealed Bermuda's coastal palette and paintings by artists known for their use of intense colour, light, and Impressionism in " plein air ". Bermuda "vast turquoise", "lush greenery", "almost unnaturally colorful beauty" (Source Sony Pictures ). Producer Peter Guber wanted The Deep to be portrayed in "jewel-like color" and when the production arrived in Bermuda, in August 1976, saturated colour was everywhere. Bermuda was a "lovely island ... in the full flush of summer", "gorgeous pink", "vast turquoise", "rainbow-colored", "lush greenery", "peaceful ... bobbing boats" "twinkling across the