In the final act, the tensions and resentments which were hitherto concealed by carnality bubble over. The story is less a love triangle than a love rhombus, and the plot. Everything you need to know about a bigger splash movie. Seen through the lens of the postbreakup angst of an indemand artist struggling with creative block, the laidback plot plays with eroticism, gay hookups, and the casual pansexual hedonism of londons arty set. A ghastly discovery almost seems like its being played for laughs.
A bigger splash t his film has nothing specifically to do with david hockney, aside from the presence of swimming pools glinting in fullbeam sunlight and regular eruptions of water spray as. But then a bigger splash goes slack and silly toward the end, just as it should be at its most gripping. Director luca guadagnino seems methodical in his storytelling, allowing us to observe the unvented passions of his characters play out. A bigger splash repurposes the basic plot from its predecessor, although luca guadagninos film is more interested in the nuance of characters behaviors than the story arc. Splash is a 1984 american fantasy romantic comedy film directed by ron howard, written by lowell ganz and babaloo mandel, and starring tom hanks, daryl hannah, john candy and eugene levy. Bigger splash 3 stars the buzz around this film promised so much but like the worst kind of lover, it overcommits and underdelivers. May 10, 2016 i am instead talking about the entire visual package of a bigger splash. David hockney film captures 1970s hedonistic gay life exclusive.
For marianne tilda swinton and paul matthias schoenaerts. A bigger splash might be intended as a cautionary tale about the perils of being white, beautiful and privilegedbut itll probably register more. Typically, i love these plotless characterdriven films, but there must be characters worthwhile enough to make up for the lack of a driving plot. Eventually, hockney begins a new painting, using a swimming pool as a canvas, in which he draws a picture of a man floating in. Memories of teenage holidays on a farflung italian outpost between sicily and tunisia prompted director luca guadagnino to set his latest film, a bigger splash, on the volcanic island. A bigger splash is a sensuous portrait of desire, jealousy and rock and roll, under the. May 04, 2016 a bigger splash has neither a clear center nor a clear moral, and its all the better for it. In a bigger splash, rock legend marianne lane is recuperating on the volcanic island of pantelleria with her partner paul when iconoclast record producer and old flame harry unexpectedly arrives with his daughter penelope. It is the kind of film that leaves the audience sitting and wondering, so what. Within a quartet, desire has the opportunity to flow in multiple directions, and in a bigger splash the sexual tension isnt only unresolved between marianne and harry. The 1960s are often seen as a time when britain emerged from the greyness of the postwar years into a period of optimism, youthfulness and colour.
The originals tight nexus of riviera highlife, epicurean appetites and fatal attractions is transposed to the far less sophisticated milieu of pantelleria. A bigger splash, with a speechless tilda swinton, is. The beautiful people get tainted in a bigger splash. May 06, 2016 a bigger splash is a sensuous delight of a film, but it has a darker heart that brands itself in the viewers mind. A bigger splash is a sensuous delight of a film, but it has a darker heart that. In fact, because the film is so precise for long in both its beauty and its weirdness, the tonal shift toward uncomfortable farce feels that much more disappointing. A bigger splash is a 2015 drama film directed by luca guadagnino and written by alain page and david kajganich. In a bigger splash, rock legend marianne lane tilda swinton is recuperating on the volcanic island of pantelleria with her partner paul. The narratives eventual transition into darkness is a. At the economist, guadagnino acknowledged an interest in mysterious attractions. A bigger splash is a 2015 psychological drama film directed by luca guadagnino and written by alain page and david kajganich. I wouldnt have made the film if i could not have made it on pantelleria. When the plot eventually makes its move, sides are taken, suspicions are rife. A bigger splash is a large pop art painting by british artist david hockney.
In a bigger splash, the lives of a high profile couple, a famous rock star tilda swinton and a filmmaker matthias schoenaerts, vacationing and recovering on the idyllic sundrenched and remote italian island of pantelleria, are disrupted by the unexpected visit of an old friend ralph fiennes and his daughter dakota johnson creating a whirlwind of jealousy, passion and, ultimately, danger for. A bigger splash 1974 director jack hazan and writer david mingay had access to david hockney and his circle from 1971 to 1973, a critical period. It has a stellar cast and a fabulous location but no discernible plot and boils down to a load of over privileged people. It would be easy to classify marianne lane, tilda swintons character in a bigger splash, as an aging rock star. A bigger splash 2016 while vacationing on a sicilian island with her boyfriend matthias schoenaerts, a rock star tilda swinton receives an unexpected visit from an old flame ralph fiennes. The film involves a young man who falls in love with a mysterious woman who is secretly a mermaid. At the economist, guadagnino acknowledged an interest in. This film, filled with beautiful people, is a reluctant thriller about a rock star, her current lover, her former lover and a pretty young thing. Movies like lighthouse, shutter island, inception, donnie darko, etc. In a bigger splash, the lives of a high profile couple, a famous rock star tilda swinton and a filmmaker matthias schoenaerts, vacationing and recovering on the idyllic sundrenched and remote italian island of pantelleria, are disrupted by the unexpected visit of an old friend ralph fiennes and his daughter dakota johnson creating a whirlwind of jealousy, passion and, ultimately, danger for everyone involved. Film the beautiful people get tainted in a bigger splash.
Its 2 hours long when it should be 90 minutes, and by the end even the regulation nudity and shagging cant stop you looking at your watch. In a bigger splash, the lives of a high profile couple, a famous rock star tilda swinton and a filmmaker matthias schoenaerts, vacationing and recovering on the idyllic sundrenched and remote italian island of pantelleria, are disrupted by the unexpected visit of an old friend ralph fiennes and his daughter dakota johnson creating a. In a bigger splash, rock legend marianne lane tilda swinton is recuperating on the volcanic island of pantelleria with her partner paul matthias schoenaerts when iconoclast record producer and old flame harry ralph fiennes unexpectedly arrives with his daughter penelope dakota johnson and interrupts their holiday, bringing with him an abomb blast of nostalgia from which there. It tells the story of a female rock star resting on an island after a throat operation with her boyfriend when her former lover, and former manager, suddenly arrives in a secret effort to win her back. I love watching a movie with either a plot twist or an ending, where its more or less up to the viewer to interpret the meaning of the ending. Plot summary when david hockneys beautiful lover, peter schlesinger, breaks up with him, it leaves david a complete emotional wreck. The buzz around this film promised so much but like the worst kind of lover, it overcommits and underdelivers. A bigger splash is much more than a beautiful people lying around a pool in italy film as images from its trailer and promotional materials might suggest. But its the islands brooding allure that proved the linchpin for the whole project.
David hockney is a gay painter unable to work when he breaks up with a boyfriend, leading his friends and his art dealer to worry about him. Ralph fiennes and tilda swinton appear in a scene from a bigger splash. A bigger splash, which approaches the pursuit of pleasure from a more jaundiced angle, doesnt have that earlier films neoviscontian sweep or its delirious formal ecstasy. In an isolated villa on the small italian island of pantelleria, world famous rock singer marianne lane is on holiday with her. A bigger splash official trailer starring tilda swinton. This unusual and sometimes unsettling film is a kind of staged documentary that could not have been made without the cooperation of people who were going though. The first act was really building something between all of these characters but by the time the plot point comes into action it just feels like i. Stylistically and directorially very much in the same vein as director luca guadagninos earlier and equally impressive i am love. A bigger splash shows a typical california day warm and sunny, with a cloudless blue sky. In a bigger splash, the lives of a high profile couple, a famous rock star tilda swinton and a filmmaker matthias schoenaerts, vacationing and recovering on the idyllic sundrenched and remote italian island of pantelleria, are disrupted by the unexpected visit of an old friend ralph fiennes and his daughter dakota johnson creating a whirlwind of jealousy, passion and, ultimately.
Schoenaerts pecs, johnsons torso, fiennes smile and even swintons feet are all monuments to be worshipped as much as the cool, blue mediterranean sea or. T he new luca guadagnino film, a bigger splash, takes place on a sunblanketed mediterranean isle somewhere between sicily and tunisia. Whats the story in a bigger splash, the lives of a high profile couple, a famous rock star and a filmmaker matthias schoenaerts and tilda swinton, vacationing and recovering on the idyllic sundrenched and remote italian island of pantelleria are disrupted by the unexpected visit of an old friend and his daughter ralph fiennes and dakota johnson creating a. A bigger splash the feature demands attention through stunning visuals that are shot beautifully and up beats the tone and the enthusiast of the characters and their individual tales. A bigger splash 1974 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Although the plot is basically the same, the genders of two of the characters have been. The italian director who also made call me by your name on how costumes are integral to a character, and how much they influence wider culture just look at. A bigger splash reminded me of 2004s closer which i didnt really like much. A toolittleseen masterpiece of queer cinema, jack hazans 1974 docufiction charts the. Few works show this better than hockneys depictions of californian swimming pools. Jan 27, 2018 a bigger splash 1974 director jack hazan and writer david mingay had access to david hockney and his circle from 1971 to 1973, a critical period following his breakup of his relationship with. These evoke a glamorous and exotic life of sun and leisure. A bigger splash 2016 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Anna mouglalis at an event for a bigger splash 2015 dakota johnson at an.
Sep 07, 2015 the latest film from i am love director luca guadagnino is a fourway study of sex and jealousy that boasts outstanding performances from its two british stars. An artist, he suddenly finds himself unable to create anything. Forces of nature desire and politics in a bigger splash. This new film also stars a gorgeously costumed tilda swinton as rock star marianne lane, currently on a bigger splash is a hypnotically stunning achievement. A bigger splash is one of those sunsoaked independent dramas from a foreign director working with wellknown hollywood actors who wish to explore their creative desires outside the realm of the. A bigger splash has neither a clear center nor a clear moral, and its all the better for it. A true oddity that cannot escape its dated origins, a bigger splash is a fictional film in which all the actors play themselves. A bigger splash is a gloriously refreshing erotic comedy. A bigger splash lacks this and, as such, ranks as a dull disappointment for myself. Addition to that, it scores majestically on terms of technical aspects like cinematography, costume design and sound effects.
Like guadagninos last film, the 2009 drama i am love, a bigger splash is. Mit ralph fiennes, tilda swinton, matthias schoenaerts, dakota johnson, corrado guzzanti. But really, that distinction comes more from the context of the movie than the actress herself. Synopsis in a bigger splash, rock legend marianne lane tilda swinton is recuperating on the volcanic island of pantelleria with her partner paul matthias schoenaerts when iconoclast record producer and old flame harry ralph fiennes unexpectedly arrives with his daughter penelope dakota johnson and interrupts their holiday, bringing with him an abomb blast of nostalgia from which there can be no rescue. Artwork page for a bigger splash, david hockney, 1967 on display at tate britain. In a bigger splash, rock legend marianne lane tilda swinton is recuperating on the volcanic island of pantelleria with her partner paul matthias schoenaerts when iconoclast. Everything you need to know about a bigger splash movie 2016. Schoenaerts pecs, johnsons torso, fiennes smile and even swintons feet are all monuments to be worshipped as much as the cool, blue mediterranean sea or the imposing volcanic boulders that surround it. Thats useful to bear in mind while watching a bigger splash, a 1973 film directed by jack hazan focusing on several years in the life of the british painter david hockney. Mar 25, 2016 a bigger splash is much more than a beautiful people lying around a pool in italy film as images from its trailer and promotional materials might suggest. Jan 05, 2016 a bigger splash is a dazzling, sensuous portrait of desire, jealousy and rock n roll under the mediterranean sun. This is a film about behavior, not plot and how people are ruled by emotion, and not logic. The last thing i wanted was to show people just lounging around by the pool, says guadagnino. The films title is taken from the bestknown painting of hockneys acclaimed swimming pool series.
May 30, 2016 a bigger splash is a sexy and enigmatic film. The only thing that kept me even vaguely interested was tilda swintons characters clothes. From luca guadagnino, director of the academy awardnominated i am love, and. Straddling the boundary between documentary and fiction, a bigger splash tells the story of hockneys breakup with schlesinger and its effect on. The movie follows a couple, there close friend and his daughter as they journey through italy as well as love and affairs.
Swinton is well into her 50s, but here, as ever, she maintains a kind of ageless, alien veneerthe same otherworldy vibe that has made her a consensus choice as a david bowie ringer. In an isolated villa on the small italian island of pantelleria, worldfamous rock singer marianne lane is on holiday with her. It has a stellar cast and a fabulous location but no discernible plot and boils down to a load of over privileged people showing off. David hockney is a gay painter unable to work when he breaks up. Tilda swinton and ralph fiennes are aging rockers in. Jun 21, 2019 in spite of the seeming preponderance of contemporary celebrity artists, its relatively rare for a great painter to be successful in his or her own lifetime. A bigger splash, which approaches the pursuit of pleasure from a more jaundiced angle, doesnt have that earlier film s neoviscontian sweep or its delirious formal ecstasy. A bigger splash party monster ralph fiennes crashes the bliss of tilda swintons mediterranean villa in a sultry sextriangle drama from the director of i am love. In the background, two palm trees loom over a large singlestory house, with flat roof and large sliding glass doors, in front of which an empty directors chair with thin crossed legs stands on a wide pink patio. Guadagnino inserts a plot thread indicting europes response to the migrant crisis, shoehorning an issue.