A Bigger Splash
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| Director: | Jack Hazan |
| Producer: | Jack Hazan, Mike Kaplan |
| Studio: | Dabara Films |
| Cast: | David Hockney, Peter Schlesinger, Celia Birtwell, Henry Geldzahler, Mo McDermott |
| Genre: | Documentary |
| Length: | 125 minutes |
A Bigger Splash Synopsis
A true oddity that cannot escape its dated origins, A Bigger Splash is a fictional film in which all the actors play themselves. David Hockney is a gay painter unable to work when he breaks up with a boyfriend, leading his friends and his art dealer to worry about him. Eventually, Hockney begins a new painting, using a swimming pool as a canvas, in which he draws a picture of a man floating in the pool while his lover stands outside and stares. Made in 1974 but unreleased until a decade later, A Bigger Splash paints a vivid picture of the Swinging London art and gay scenes of the early 1970s.