A Bigger Splash

IMDb link: 0071219
IMDb rating: 5.8 (740 votes)
Genres: Drama, Biography, Documentary
Director: Jack Hazan
Cast: Peter Schlesinger, David Hockney, Peter Schlesinger, Celia Birtwell and others

Release date: 16 Oct 1974
Release year: 1973
Runtime: 106 minutes
Country: United Kingdom
Keywords: london england, 1970s, male nudity, male rear nudity, male frontal nudity, art documentary, gay bar, beefcake, vito russo test passed, southern california

Plot:

When David Hockney's beautiful lover, Peter Schlesinger, breaks up with him, it leaves David a complete emotional wreck. An artist, he suddenly finds himself unable to create anything, and is awash in depression and loneliness. After a time, David is able to find inspiration in his backyard swimming pool, and he begins a portrait of it. This unique docudrama presents a semi-fictionalized account of the story behind one of Hockney's most popular paintings.

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