Persistence of Vision

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Persistence of Vision

2012

1h 23m

Documentary

Biography

Drama

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7 Reviews

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Animator Richard Williams spent years working on his masterpiece only to have it torn away as it reached completion.

Linda Barnard

Toronto Star

The animation shines amid a rather workmanlike doc. But perhaps that is the Schreck's intent, to make the animation the undisputed centre of the film.

Rated: 3/4

Jan 9, 2014

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Jeff Shannon

Seattle Times

Sometimes it feels like you're rattling around in the fever-dreaming brain of the animator. It's glorious.

Rated: 3.5/4

Aug 15, 2013

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Cory Woodroof

615 Film

I swear I’ll never be able to look at Aladdin the same way again. The shade this documentary throws here is damning.

Jun 2, 2022

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Dan Schindel

Movie Mezzanine

It's only a must if you're a die-hard fan of animation or cinema history. It still feels like there's a better version of this story waiting to be told.

Rated: C

Apr 8, 2014

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Jamie S. Rich

Oregonian

After watching "Persistence of Vision," stream the version of "The Thief and the Cobbler" available on Netflix. It will break your heart.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 10, 2013

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Matthew Razak

Flixist.com

Schreck has crafted a moving tribute to Richard Williams's artistic ambition, and at the same time celebrates the melancholy beauty of impossible dreams.

Rated: 88/100

Jan 22, 2013

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It had been entirely too long since I'd seen Richard Williams animation on a big screen. Since Roger Rabbit, in fact, and before that you've got to go back to the Raggedy Ann & Andy movie. That alone would've made me give this five stars, because not five *minutes* in, and possibly not even five seconds, my mouth had fallen open in awe. That it is also a heartbreaking, genuinely tragic tale of failure, not to launch but to *land*, is the bitter with the sweet.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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Kevin Schreck

Director

Peter Esmonde

Executive Producer

Bill Prendergast

Executive Producer

Kit Prendergast

Executive Producer

Izak Rappaport

Executive Producer

Kevin Schreck

Producer

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Synopsis

Animator Richard Williams spent years working on his masterpiece only to have it torn away as it reached completion.

Director: Kevin Schreck
Producer: Kevin Schreck
Genre: Documentary, Biography, Drama
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 23m