Review of A Bigger Splash (1973) by Randy L — 15 Apr 2011
There can't be many people who are familiar with the friends and colleagues who surrounded David Hockney in the early '70s when this film was shot. (Perhaps there is a decent bio of the artist.
) I chose the film based on a casual interest in Hockney as a well-known gay artist. And it's certainly informative about Hockney's process and it's very strong showing the real-world influences, the people and places, that make their way into his art.
And, one more plus, it's very homoerotic. On the downside it tends toward the opaque in terms of what & who it chooses to show at any given time & it's painfully fragmented. It's a goofy movie but I think an honest one.
This review of A Bigger Splash (1973) was written by Randy L on 15 Apr 2011.
A Bigger Splash has generally received positive reviews.
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