Thursday 6th June 2019
David Hockney, Peter Schlesinger, Celia Birtwell, Henry Geldzahler, Mo McDermott and Kasmin
Biography, Documentary, Drama
English
When David Hockney's beautiful lover, Peter Schlesinger, breaks up with him, it leaves David a complete emotional wreck. An artist, he suddenly finds himself unable to create anything, and is awash in depression and loneliness. After a time, David is able to find inspiration in his backyard swimming pool, and he begins a portrait of it. This unique docudrama presents a semi-fictionalized account of the story behind one of Hockney's most popular paintings.