Peter Hujar's Day
Short description
Set in 1974, this drama focuses on a conversation between photographer Peter Hujar and his friend, the writer Linda Rosenkrantz. While recording a project about the daily lives of artists, Hujar describes the previous twenty-four hours of his experience in New York City. Their dialogue explores the difficulties of surviving as an artist in the downtown scene, as well as Hujar's personal reflections and interactions with other cultural figures of the era.
The film was written and directed by Ira Sachs, following his previous works including Passages and Little Men. It stars Ben Whishaw as Hujar and Rebecca Hall as Rosenkrantz. A co-production between companies from the United States, United Kingdom, Spain, Argentina, and Germany, the movie has a runtime of 76 minutes.
Audience reception is mixed, with a rating of 6.3/10 on IMDb based on 1,200 votes and 5.6/10 on TMDB from 18 votes. Film critics gave the movie a higher rating of 7.5/10 based on 101 reviews.
What's left behind the scenes
- Almost every line in the film corresponds exactly to the words of Peter Hujar and Linda Rosenkranz during the events depicted in the movie.
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