A Bigger Splash (1973 film)

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A Bigger Splash
A Bigger Splash 1973 film poster.png
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJack Hazan
Written by
  • Jack Hazan
  • David Mingay
Produced by
  • Jack Hazan
  • Mike Kaplan
Starring David Hockney
CinematographyJack Hazan
Edited byDavid Mingay
Music by Patrick Gowers
Release dates
  • October 1973 (1973-10)(Chicago)
  • 5 October 1974 (1974-10-05)(United States)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Box office$95,826 [1]

A Bigger Splash is a 1973 British biographical documentary film about David Hockney's lingering breakup with his then-partner Peter Schlesinger, from 1970 to 1973. Directed by Jack Hazan and edited by David Mingay, it has music by Patrick Gowers. Featuring many of Hockney's circle, [2] it includes designers Celia Birtwell and Ossie Clark, [3] artist Patrick Procktor, gallery owner John Kasmin and museum curator Henry Geldzahler. [4]

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Analysis

It is a fly-on-the-wall documentary, intercut with fictionalised and fantasy elements. [2] It is notable for its treatment of gay themes and its insights into Hockney's life and work. [5] [6] The film takes its title from the 1967 painting A Bigger Splash , perhaps Hockney's best-known Californian swimming pool picture [7] and his best-known artwork at all. [8] Hockney was initially shocked by its intimacy [9] but later changed his mind. [10]

Home video

A Bigger Splash was newly restored in 4K from the original camera negative by Metrograph [11] and released on Blu-ray by Kino Lorber in 2020.

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References

  1. ↑ "A Bigger Splash". Box Office Mojo . Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  2. 1 2 Oberon Amsterdam, "A Bigger Splash (1974) - Jack Hazan", IDFA, retrieved 5 May 2023
  3. ↑ "BFI Screenonline: Bigger Splash, A (1974)". www.screenonline.org.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  4. ↑ "A Bigger Splash". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  5. ↑ Kenny, Glenn. "A Bigger Splash Movie Review & Film Summary (2019)". www.rogerebert.com. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  6. ↑ Anderson, Melissa (June 2019). "Melissa Anderson on Jack Hazan's A Bigger Splash". www.artforum.com. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  7. ↑ "'A Bigger Splash', David Hockney, 1967". Tate. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  8. ↑ "Understanding David Hockney's A Bigger Splash". Tate. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  9. ↑ "How 1970s Hockney Film Pre-empted Reality TV". BBC News. 27 January 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  10. ↑ French, Philip (4 March 2012). "A Bigger Splash". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  11. ↑ "A Bigger Splash". Metrograph. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  12. ↑ "A Bigger Splash". Variety. 1 January 1975. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  13. ↑ Hoberman, J. (19 June 2019). "A Clearer Picture of 'A Bigger Splash'". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 5 May 2023.
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