A Bigger Splash (1973 film)

1973 British film about David Hockney by Jack Hazan

A Bigger Splash
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Jack Hazan
Written by	Jack Hazan David Mingay
Produced by	Jack Hazan Mike Kaplan
Starring	David Hockney
Cinematography	Jack Hazan
Edited by	David Mingay
Music by	Patrick Gowers
Release dates	October 1973 (1973-10) (Chicago) 5 October 1974 (1974-10-05) (United States)
Running time	105 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Box office	$95,826

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, it includes designers Celia Birtwell and Ossie Clark, artist Patrick Procktor, gallery owner John Kasmin and museum curator Henry Geldzahler.

Analysis

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

Home Video

A Bigger Splash was newly restored in 4k from the original camera negative by Metrograph and released on Blu-Ray by Kino Lorber in 2020.

References

"A Bigger Splash". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
www.oberon.nl, Oberon Amsterdam, A Bigger Splash (1974) - Jack Hazan | IDFA, retrieved 2023-05-05
"BFI Screenonline: Bigger Splash, A (1974)". www.screenonline.org.uk. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
"A Bigger Splash". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
www.oberon.nl, Oberon Amsterdam, A Bigger Splash (1974) - Jack Hazan | IDFA, retrieved 2023-05-04
Kenny, Glenn. "A Bigger Splash movie review & film summary (2019) | Roger Ebert". www.rogerebert.com/. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
Anderson, Melissa (June 2019). "Melissa Anderson on Jack Hazan's A Bigger Splash". www.artforum.com. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
Tate. "'A Bigger Splash', David Hockney, 1967". Tate. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
Tate. "Understanding David Hockney's A Bigger Splash". Tate. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
"How 1970s Hockney film pre-empted reality TV". BBC News. 2012-01-27. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
French, Philip (2012-03-04). "A Bigger Splash". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
"A Bigger Splash". Metrograph. Retrieved 2023-08-27.
Variety Staff (1975-01-01). "A Bigger Splash". Variety. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
Hoberman, J. (2019-06-19). "A Clearer Picture of 'A Bigger Splash'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-05-05.

External links

A Bigger Splash at IMDb
A Bigger Splash at Rotten Tomatoes

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Paintings	Peter Getting Out of Nick's Pool (1966) The Splash (1966) A Bigger Splash (1967) Beverly Hills Housewife (1967) American Collectors (Fred and Marcia Weisman) (1968) Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy (1971) Portrait of Sir David Webster (1971) Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures) (1972) A Walk Around the Hotel Courtyard, Acatlan (1985) A Bigger Grand Canyon (1998) Garrowby Hill (1998) Bigger Trees Near Warter (2007) A Bigger Interior with Blue Terrace and Garden 2017 (2017)
Prints	In the dull village (1966 etching) The Blue Guitar (1976–77 suite)
Related	Hockney–Falco thesis A Bigger Splash (1973 film) David Hockney: A Bigger Picture (2012 exhibition) Peter Schlesinger

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