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Persistence of Vision

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

Critics Reviews

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Linda Barnard Toronto Star 01/09/2014
3/4
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. Go to Full Review Jeff Shannon Seattle Times 08/15/2013
3.5/4
Sometimes it feels like you're rattling around in the fever-dreaming brain of the animator. It's glorious. Go to Full Review Cory Woodroof 615 Film 06/02/2022
I swear I’ll never be able to look at Aladdin the same way again. The shade this documentary throws here is damning. Go to Full Review Dan Schindel Movie Mezzanine 04/08/2014
C
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. Go to Full Review Jamie S. Rich Oregonian 12/10/2013
4/5
After watching "Persistence of Vision," stream the version of "The Thief and the Cobbler" available on Netflix. It will break your heart. Go to Full Review Matthew Razak Flixist.com 01/22/2013
88/100
Schreck has crafted a moving tribute to Richard Williams's artistic ambition, and at the same time celebrates the melancholy beauty of impossible dreams. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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08/19/2013 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. See more Read all reviews
Persistence of Vision

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Cast & Crew

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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

Movie Info

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