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M.C. Escher - Journey to Infinitydocumentary

Escher: Het Oneindige Zoeken

2018

Robin Lutz

Documentary, Self: Donald Coxeter, George Escher, Jan Escher ...

6.9

187

Documentary Feature documentary about the life and work of the artist Maurits Cornelis Escher.

	Media	Author	Review
		Michael Ordoña Los Angeles Times	"It provides real insight into the art. It’s a welcome trip for those fascinated by his iconic, mind-bending depictions of illusions, evolutions and eternal cycles."
		Owen Gleiberman Variety	“'Journey to Infinity' lets Escher tell his story in his own words, drawing from letters, diaries, and lectures (...) And his story is fascinating."
		Ben Kenigsberg The New York Times	"The film is strongest when it uses animation to illustrate Escher’s ideas (...) Present-day footage of the sites discussed and interviews with Escher’s sons are more perfunctory"
		Jared Mobarak The Film Stage	"That which might bore others, however, is exactly what appealed to me because there’s nothing better than digging into an artist’s aesthetic progression"
		Josh Kupecki Austin Chronicle	"[Escher was able to] successfully visualize infinity. And that is what 'Journey to Infinity' prompts us to contemplate: that our world is not binary, it is infinite. And so perhaps, are we (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 5)"
		Matt Zoller Seitz rogerebert.com	"Documentaries about visual artists tend to be so boringly conceived (...) that you may not realize what you've been missing until you see one as excellent as 'M.C. Escher: Journey to Infinity' (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"
		Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"An interesting if uncritical documentary (...) A serviceable introduction to the work of legendary Dutch artist (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"

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