A DAY ON THE GRAND CANAL WITH THE EMPEROR OF CHINA OR: SURFACE IS ILLUSION BUT SO IS DEPTH

Directed by Philip Haas

United States, 1988

Documentary

Synopsis

Hockney’s charming and fascinating narration helps bring the bustling streets and waterfronts of three hundred years ago to life. Hockney spins a dazzling discourse on eastern and western perceptive and their relationship to his own artistic vision.