better than luca’s

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#193

The painting is iconic - but what I love most about this film is the way it meshes documentary and fiction; a docudrama that is erotic and introspective of its subject. A Bigger Splash has some of the best film editing I think I've seen in a film - not because its kinetic or necessarily creative, but because it meshes its contents to such a degree that it no longer even feels vérité. As a biopic on David Hockney, it feels equally honest and fantastical. As a documentary, the lines are blurred so much that it's near-impossible to distinguish. Either way, Hockney is intriguing, and the depiction of a gay couple in the early-70s comes off nonchalant in a way that's refreshing.

caught the 4K restoration at the PAM Whitsell Auditorium. 

Not sure what I expected but I was hoping to come away with more from this. A few beautiful sequences and moments that stuck with me. The scene of Hockney talking about how long it takes to make a painting with the curator (art dealer? gallery owner? Idk) especially hit home for me, he says something to the effect of “it took 6 months of aimlessness to sit and make the painting in 2 weeks.” and I felt that. The sequence of all the men running, diving and swimming in the pool was especially beautiful.

And of course seeing Hockney paint a masterpiece is incredible to watch. Probably wouldn’t sit through it again but would definitely revisit some moments.

portrait of the artist as a queer psychodrama. big quarantine vibes in this. "they try too hard to be real, in a reality which never existed." www.instagram.com/p/B_s_XHIjKR3/

Second time seeing this, second time getting too high and falling asleep.

I....will watch at some point. Great restoration, though.

i wish he had made even more paintis of the pool 😁

so many dudes hangin dong in this full frontal style

Sometimes I wish I was an art Gay :(

And I wish I could decorate my entire apartment with Hockney paintings.

oops, accidentally watched this instead of luca's
(mostly because my version of the dvd had a naked person on the cover)
not bad though, basically cinéma vérité dialled up to 11

i wish he had made even more paintis of the pool 😁

I was so hot and watching this I just wanted to go swimming in all the pools and paintings of pools (metaphorically). In the end I just took a shower on cold then it was too cold so I made it warmer which was a mistake cause now I’m too hot again

Filme animado e com ótimos atores, bem imersivo também. Interessante!!

This movie was the best cinematic experience of my life. Me and my friend went into the theater thinking we were going to watch the Luca Guadagnino film. I will never forget how much we laughed during the film. We didn't know who the artist was or what was happening. We still enjoyed it though.
Iconic.

1) David Hockney’s London ca. 1971 looks a lot like Instagram ca. 2021
2) Contemporary documentary is so fucking lazy

Blu-ray alone

Terribly boring. As a historical document, I guess I’m glad it exists? Perhaps you have to be a die hard Hockney person to truly enjoy?

Artist David Hockney sinks into depression after a break up. The sparse docudrama is a mix of terse conversations, angsty montages and softcore gay porn. A long run time and an obnoxious score make this a chore to watch. A dull but important piece of queer cinema history.

Found out through watching this that I don’t think I’m a big David Hockney fan. There are some interesting moments and shot choices but for the most part this meanders and places a lot of importance on scenes that are too ambiguous to have a narrative and too formally overbearing and dull.

love hockney

all vibes