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  • 2021
  • Zeitgeist Films
  • 1 h 21 m
  • 2021
  • Zeitgeist Films
  • 1 h 21 m

Summary 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 Britis...

Directed By: Robin Lutz

Written By: Marijnke de Jong, Robin Lutz

  • 2021
  • Zeitgeist Films
  • 1 h 21 m
  • 2021
  • Zeitgeist Films
  • 1 h 21 m

M.C. Escher: Journey To Infinity

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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Summary 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 Britis...

Directed By: Robin Lutz

Written By: Marijnke de Jong, Robin Lutz

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90
Feb 4, 2021
The appeal of M.C. Escher: Journey into Infinity is near-universal. It’s hard to imagine not falling under its mesmerizing spell with the same wonder that one would gaze on an Escher print and feel their mind slowly becoming part of the pattern depicted.
By Bradley Gibson FULL REVIEW
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Feb 10, 2021
Written and directed by Robin Lutz, this is 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.
By Matt Zoller Seitz FULL REVIEW
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Feb 4, 2021
M.C. Escher: Journey to Infinity succeeds where so many documentaries about artists fail: 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.
By Michael Ordoña FULL REVIEW
78
Feb 4, 2021
The film animates a number of Escher’s creations, smoothly explaining his methodologies.
By Josh Kupecki FULL REVIEW
75
Feb 2, 2021
Lutz has composed a university lecture in its own right: educationally pragmatic and historically enlightening.
By Jared Mobarak FULL REVIEW
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Feb 4, 2021
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. Don’t call it art; Escher felt his output hovered between art and mathematics.
By Ben Kenigsberg FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Robin Lutz AV Producties
Release Date Feb 5, 2021
Duration 1 h 21 m
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Website https://www.artfifa.com/en/movies/escher-journey-into-infinity
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Awards

Golden and Platin Film, Netherlands
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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