M.C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

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M.C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

Released Feb 5, 2021

1h 21m

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M.C. Escher: Journey To Infinity is the story of world famous Dutch graphic artist M.C Escher (1898-1972). Equal parts history, psychology, and psychedelia, Robin Lutz’s entertaining, eye-opening portrait gives us the man through his own words and images: diary musings, excerpts from lectures, correspondence and more are voiced by British actor Stephen Fry, while Escher’s woodcuts, lithographs, and other print works appear in both original and playfully altered form. Two of his sons, George (92) and Jan (80), reminisce about their parents while musician Graham Nash (Crosby, Stills & Nash) talks about Escher’s rediscovery in the 1970s. The film looks at Escher’s legacy: one can see tributes to his work in movies, in fiction, on posters, on tattoos, and elsewhere throughout our culture; indeed, few fine artists of the 20th century can lay claim to such popular appeal.

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Critics Consensus

M.C. Escher: Journey to Infinity lives up to its title with a thoroughly absorbing look into its subject's brilliantly distinctive art.

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

The film proceeds on the undiscussed assumption that he was a great artist. It's impossible not to be a fan.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 11, 2021

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Matt Zoller Seitz

RogerEbert.com

A rare feature that takes the trouble not just to understand its subject and communicate his significance, but find ways to actually show us, visually, how his style evolved, and the principles behind that evolution.

Rated: 3.5/4

Feb 10, 2021

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Owen Gleiberman

Variety

"M.C Escher: Journey to Infinity" tells us just enough of what we want to know about M.C. Escher's life, but it's essentially a presentation of his art; it's like an art book that comes to life.

Feb 9, 2021

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

...this is a meticulous, fascinating film about a great artist whose work lends itself to cinema...

Rated: 4/5

Aug 13, 2021

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Rob Aldam

Backseat Mafia

Demonstrating that Escher deserves much greater appreciation, both from within the art world and in the wider mathematical community.

Aug 13, 2021

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Edward Porter

Sunday Times (UK)

The fact that Escher's art is tightly self-contained needn't have been a reason for the film to confine itself. Even so, what we're given is a rich bundle of words and images.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 12, 2021

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Mr. T

Brilliant writing, narration, and filming. In an age when computers and printers can spit out perfect mathematical designs, it's too easy to not be wowed by Escher's imagination and skill. These are drawings and woodcuts, man!!! One other thought: one reviewer didn't think Escher's life was interesting. If having lived in The Netherlands, Italy, Switzerland, Spain and Germany, living through two world wars and a worldwide depression, and receiving a phone call from Mick Jagger because he wanted you design an album cover isn't interesting in enough, please tell me what is.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/25/23

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gregory d

I wanted this to be so much more. It was interesting to find out a little about the man. It was basically the point of view of Escher (using his words) with a few scattered interviews. I wish they would have went more into the mathematics of his art. Still, this is better than nothing.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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M.C. Escher: Journey To Infinity is the story of world famous Dutch graphic artist M.C Escher (1898-1972). Equal parts history, psychology, and psychedelia, Robin Lutz’s entertaining, eye-opening portrait gives us the man through his own words and images: diary musings, excerpts from lectures, correspondence and more are voiced by British actor Stephen Fry, while Escher’s woodcuts, lithographs, and other print works appear in both original and playfully altered form. Two of his sons, George (92) and Jan (80), reminisce about their parents while musician Graham Nash (Crosby, Stills & Nash) talks about Escher’s rediscovery in the 1970s. The film looks at Escher’s legacy: one can see tributes to his work in movies, in fiction, on posters, on tattoos, and elsewhere throughout our culture; indeed, few fine artists of the 20th century can lay claim to such popular appeal.

Director: Robin Lutz
Producer: Robin Lutz
Screenwriter: Robin Lutz
Distributor: Zeitgeist Films
Production Co: Robin Lutz AV Producties
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: Dutch
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 5, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 7, 2021
Runtime: 1h 21m
Sound Mix: Stereo

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