“A Bigger Splash remains one of the more uniquely hypnotic movies about the connection between presented life and pulsating art.”
Screened in tribute to David Hockney (1937 - 2026)
When David Hockney's lover, Peter Schlesinger, breaks up with him, it leaves David an emotional wreck, much to the concern of his friends. Awash in depression and loneliness, he finds himself unable to paint - until he finds inspiration in a swimming pool… Filmed between 1970 and 1973, flitting between London, California and New York, this unique - and beautifully restored -docudrama presents a semi-fictionalized account of the story behind one of Hockney's most famous paintings.