The Animals Film

 

 

United Kingdom

THE ANIMALS FILM
(1981, Colour & black-and-white) Directors: Victor Schonfeld & Myriam Alaux
'For animals' wrote Isaac Bashevis Singer, 'every day is Treblinka'. The Animals Film is a comprehensive survey of the injustices committed against animals in Western society. Without being patronising, it speaks eloquently for those who cannot speak for themselves.

A BIGGER SPLASH
(1974, Colour) Director: Jack Hazan
".....it will live up to its title - for it is far more than a documentary record of David Hockney at work. Paints and canvas play their part in it all right, but not as much as the emotional ties between people - and the emotional separations......."
David Hockney is the best-known British artist of his generation; hit wit and versatility have made him a popular figure in and out of the art world. A Bigger Splash, which draws its title from one of Hockney's trademark paintings of a California swimming pool, follows his break-up with fellow painter Peter Schlesinger and captures the essence of the artist.