David hockney one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. The programme will also include screenings of two biopics about the artist hockney by randall wright and david hockney. Documentary about the unconventional artist david hockney. Hockney official trailer 2014 randall wright youtube. Randall wright s documentary hockney offers a deeply personal portrait of the british artist. Finding a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the randall wright directed movie via subscription can be difficult, so we here at. May 6, 2016 chattering class hockney paints a portrait of the artist as a grown man.
Randall wright, director of the new hockney film, spills the beans on what it was like to work with artist david hockney, an artist who sees the world with holiday eyes. A documentary about the work and personality of artist david hockney. Randall wrights documentary portrait of david hockney reveals even the artists most familiar pictures in a new light says robbie collin. Randall wright s documentary hockney probes what makes the artist tick. Hockney the 2016 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. With unprecedented access to his private archive of photographs and film, a creative crew, headed up by director randall wright, set about creating this homage to the eccentric artist, looking back at his life and work. Find release information for hockney 2014 randall wright on allmovie. Hockney is a blakeway and fly film production for bfi, bbc arts, screen yorkshire, british film company and the smithsonian channel. A new documentary on david hockney tries to replicate the.
As wright explained, the pitch relied on access to davids personal. With david hockney, arthur lambert, colin self, don bachardy. Randall wright s documentary portrait of david hockney reveals even the artists most familiar pictures in a new light says robbie collin. Woldgate woods, winter, 2010 a special screening of david. Randall wrights david hockney documentary artnet news. Documentarian randall wright offers a view of the artist through a personal lens and explains what hockeny inspires within the director himself. John harles new soundtrack for randall wright s intimate and. Director randall wright, who made a 2012 film on british artist lucien freud, is less interested in presenting a conventional narrative in the new film than capturing a sense of who hockney.
The film, called simply hockney and directed by randall wright, takes a look back. Hockney sees the charismatic artist take director randall wright on an exclusive tour of his archives and into his studio, where he still paints seven days a week. Director of the documentary hockney randall wright on kcrw. Acclaimed filmmaker randall wright offers a unique view of this unconventional artist who is now reaching new peaks of popularity worldwide, as charismatic as ever, and at seventy seven still. The film, which looks back at hockney s formative years in the british pop art scene and his experience of being a gay man as the aids crisis. Director randall wright worked with hockney to created hockney. Hockney paints a portrait of the artist as a grown man the dinner. With his enduring enthusiasm and curiosity, david hockney is great company in randall wright s.
Hockney paints a portrait of the artist as a grown man. Rent hockney 2016 starring david hockney and don bachardy on dvd and bluray. Julianne moore on mockingjay part 1, randall wright. Combing interviews with hockney and his artworld peers with home movies and other clips, director randall wright conveys these shifts. It would be an understatement to say that david hockney is no stranger to documentary filmmakers cameras, but randall wright s visual diary hockney which is receiving a limited theatrical release prior to its bbc debut in 2015 offers a number of refreshing novelties even for the artists longterm fans. Official works by david hockney including exhibitions, resources and contact information. The director randall wright shares his experience of working with and making a film documentary about david hockney and continuing the story of. The director randall wright pays scrupulous attention to hockney s work while also chronicling key episodes in his private life in a frank but never prurient way. Hockney himself is the subject of an adoring new documentary by randall wright, and, watching it, i wondered if the director were trying to replicate the ease captured in so many hockney. Hockney by randall wright randall wright, david hockney. The director randall wright pays scrupulous attention to hockneys work while also chronicling key episodes in his private life in a frank but. Hockney directed by randall wright john harle music in cinemas 28th november. A picture is worth a thousand words, but wright s film, takes us inside the head of one of our greatest living artists. Want to watch hockney on your tv, phone, or tablet.
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