M.C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

critic Reviews

, 92% Fresh Tomatometer Score
  • 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 BradshawGuardian
    The film proceeds on the undiscussed assumption that he was a great artist. It's impossible not to be a fan.
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    Matt Zoller SeitzRogerEbert.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.
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    Owen GleibermanVariety
    "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.
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    Josh KupeckiAustin Chronicle
    Journey to Infinity prompts us to contemplate: our world is not binary, it is infinite. And so perhaps, are we.
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    Michael OrdoñaLos Angeles Times
    It's a welcome trip for those fascinated by his iconic, mind-bending depictions of illusions, evolutions and eternal cycles.
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    Ben KenigsbergNew York Times
    Whether anyone else, including Escher, would have done a more engaging job is debatable, but this movie, directed by Robin Lutz, offers an only intermittently satisfying look at his interests and methods.
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    Eddie Harrisonfilm-authority.com
    ...this is a meticulous, fascinating film about a great artist whose work lends itself to cinema...
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    Rob AldamBackseat Mafia
    Demonstrating that Escher deserves much greater appreciation, both from within the art world and in the wider mathematical community.
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    Edward PorterSunday 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.
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    Ron WilkinsonIt's Just Movies
    A mellow journey of logical ponderings made amazing by the subject's illogical pretzel art.
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