David Hockney Movies

  • 2009
    David Hockney: A Bigger Picture

    David Hockney: A Bigger Picture

    David Hockney: A Bigger Picture

    72009HD

    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...

    David Hockney: A Bigger Picture
  • 2004
    The NEW Shock of the New

    The NEW Shock of the New

    The NEW Shock of the New

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    Twenty-five years ago the renowned art critic Robert Hughes made The Shock of the New, a landmark television series that examined the key cultural...

    The NEW Shock of the New
  • 1968
    Love's Presentation

    Love's Presentation

    Love's Presentation

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    'Love's Presentation' may be a time capsule of a rising art-world star, but it also pokes fun at the perspective of a celebrity profile. In its...

    Love's Presentation
  • 1977
    Fire in the Water

    Fire in the Water

    Fire in the Water

    21977HD

    A man decides to edit a documentary on the 1960's at a remote cabin in the Scottish Highlands.

    Fire in the Water
  • 2023
    David Hockney: Bigger & Closer (Not Smaller & Further Away)

    David Hockney: Bigger & Closer (Not Smaller & Further Away)

    David Hockney: Bigger & Closer (Not Smaller & Further Away)

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    Using large-scale projection in a remarkable new space, David Hockney takes us on a personal journey through sixty years of his art....

    David Hockney: Bigger & Closer (Not Smaller & Further Away)
  • 2018
    Hockney, The Queen and the Royal Peculiar

    Hockney, The Queen and the Royal Peculiar

    Hockney, The Queen and the Royal Peculiar

    02018HD

    David Hockney undertakes a commission to design and install a stained-glass window in Westminster Abbey to commemorate the sixty-fifth year of Queen...

    Hockney, The Queen and the Royal Peculiar
  • 2017
    David Hockney: Time Reclaimed

    David Hockney: Time Reclaimed

    David Hockney: Time Reclaimed

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    He is a major figure in the pop art movement; one of the most popular and influential artists of his generation. The motifs and colors of his...

    David Hockney: Time Reclaimed
  • 2016
    Portraits

    Portraits

    Portraits

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    The 16-minute colour film observes Hockney smoking five cigarettes and thinking about painting in his Los Angeles studio, surrounded by a series of...

    Portraits
  • 2012
    David Hockney: The Art of Seeing

    David Hockney: The Art of Seeing

    David Hockney: The Art of Seeing

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    Andrew Marr interviews David Hockney about his exhibition A Bigger Picture at the Royal Academy, made up of works depicting the landscape of his...

    David Hockney: The Art of Seeing
  • 2009
    Hockney on Photography and Other Matters

    Hockney on Photography and Other Matters

    Hockney on Photography and Other Matters

    02009HD

    Hockney talks about his 40 year love affair with photography.

    Hockney on Photography and Other Matters
  • 2011
    The Rake's Progress

    The Rake's Progress

    The Rake's Progress

    02011HD

    The devil is hard at work in Stravinsky’s The Rake’s Progress! The three-act opera was premiered at Venice’s La Fenice in 1951 and...

    The Rake's Progress
  • 1978
    Seeing Through Drawing

    Seeing Through Drawing

    Seeing Through Drawing

    01978HD

    At the time the longest arts documentary the BBC had ever shown, this film is about the fascination and meaning of drawing; why we draw, what we...

    Seeing Through Drawing
  • 1966
    Go Go Go Said the Bird

    Go Go Go Said the Bird

    Go Go Go Said the Bird

    01966HD

    Four young people pinpoint the attitudes that have contributed to the phenomenon of swinging London.

    Go Go Go Said the Bird
  • 1988
    Hockney at the Tate

    Hockney at the Tate

    Hockney at the Tate

    01988HD

    To mark his fiftieth birthday in 1988, London's Tate Gallery staged a major retrospective of his work. Melvyn Bragg joined David Hockney for an...

    Hockney at the Tate
  • 1996
    Tony Bennett's New York

    Tony Bennett's New York

    Tony Bennett's New York

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    Once dubbed the 'king of cool', a look at the man behind the silky voice as Tony Bennett - civil rights activist, jazz enthusiast, painter and New...

    Tony Bennett's New York
  • 2003
    David Hockney: Double Portrait

    David Hockney: Double Portrait

    David Hockney: Double Portrait

    02003HD

    The film charts David Hockney's return to the theme of the double portrait, using interviews with his family and closest friends to explore the...

    David Hockney: Double Portrait
  • 1995
    Shotgun Freeway

    Shotgun Freeway

    Shotgun Freeway

    01995HD

    Before "L.A. Confidential", there was "Shotgun Freeway" -- the groundbreaking 1995 documentary about Los Angeles coming to grips with it's own...

    Shotgun Freeway
  • 1971
    Beaton by Bailey

    Beaton by Bailey

    Beaton by Bailey

    01971HD

    Whimsical portrait of photographer and designer Cecil Beaton during a photo session with David Bailey.

    Beaton by Bailey
  • 1969
    Heads

    Heads

    Heads

    01969HD

    Includes 'portraits' of Marianne Faithfull, Thelonious Monk and 28 others, some known, some less so.

    Heads
  • 1981
    Pablo Picasso: The Legacy of a Genius

    Pablo Picasso: The Legacy of a Genius

    Pablo Picasso: The Legacy of a Genius

    01981HD

    An assessment of the 20th century's best known artist and his vast achievements through the insights and speculations of over a dozen participants....

    Pablo Picasso: The Legacy of a Genius