Peter Hujar’s Day (12A)

A recreation of a 1974 conversation between photographer Peter Hujar and writer Linda Rosenkrantz.
Opening Fri 2 Jan
Fri 2 Jan

Ben Whishaw and Rebecca Hall star in the stunning new film from Ira Sachs, a richly cinematic rendering of the meeting of acclaimed photographer Peter Hujar and writer and artist Linda Rosenkrantz.

Recorded in 1974, Hujar describes the routines and rituals that define an artist's life, capturing a single day's activities in touching and funny detail: from interactions with cultural icons of the day, including Allen Ginsberg, William S. Burroughs and Susan Sontag, to the texture and energy of downtown New York in its heyday.

Elegant and intimate, and a dazzling showcase for the two performers at its centre, Peter Hujar’s Day is both a masterful portrait of a time and place and a captivating film about the way art emerges from the intimate details of everyday life. 

Peter Hujar’s Day (12A)
Director
Ira Sachs
Cast
Ben Whishaw, Rebecca Hall
Duration
76 min
Opening
Fri 2 Jan
Year
2025
Country
United States
Language
English

Certificate: 12A

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