CinemaOSMovie · 2009 · 1h 55m

David Hockney: A Bigger Picture

70%(1)IMDbDocumentary

Filmed over three years, the documentary is an unprecedented record of a major artist at work. It captures David Hockney's return to England after 25 years in California. As he approaches the age of 70, he decides to re-invent his painting from scratch, working through the seasons and in all weathers out in the Yorkshire countryside - ending up with the largest picture ever made outdoors. It is at once the story of a homecoming and an intimate portrait of what inspires and motivates today's greatest living British-born artist as time runs out. Winner of Best Essay award at the International Festival for Films on Art in Montreal and nominated Best Arts Documentary by the Grierson and International Emmy Awards. Premiered on BBC1, the documentary appears in a special extended 60' version.

Directed byBruno Wollheim

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 55m
Language
EN
Released
June 30, 2009
Studios
Coluga Pictures

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1 credited
Starring
David Hockney

David Hockney

himself

Creative team
Directed by
Bruno Wollheim

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