Apr 12, 2018
81 min
Full-HD

M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity (2018)

A portrait of the visionary Dutch artist M. C. Escher (1898-1972), according to his own words, taken from his diary, his correspondence and the texts of his lectures.

Category

Documentary History

Country

Netherlands

Companies

Robin Lutz AV Producties Stichting Prototo

Alexander van Breemen

M. C. Escher (voice)

Graham Nash

Self - Musician

George Escher

Self - Eldest Son

Jan Escher

Self - Youngest Son

Liesbeth Escher-Hogenhout

Self - Daughter-in-law

Stephen Fry

M. C. Escher (voice)

M. C. Escher

Self - Graphic Artist (archive footage)

Harold Scott MacDonald Coxeter

Self - Mathematician (archive footage)

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