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DVD

M. C. Escher : journey to infinity

Call Number

  • DVD 921 E745M (CEN)

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Languages

English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Performers

Narrated by Stephen Fry.

Publication Information

[New York, NY] : Zeitgeist Films, [2021]

Physical Description

1 videodisc (83 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

Not rated.

Summary

World-famous Dutch graphic artist M.C Escher (1898-1972) comes to life through history, psychology, and psychedelia, diary musings, excerpts from lectures, and correspondence. Escher's woodcuts, lithographs, and other printing techniques appear in both original and playfully altered form, and two of his sons, George (92) and Jan (80), reminisce about their parents while musician Graham Nash (Crosby, Stills & Nash) talks about Escher's rediscovery in the 1970s.

Notes

Originally produced as a documentary in 2018.

Bonus features: Making-of featurette ; behind-the-scene stills gallery ; M.C. Escher home movies ; Stephen Fry, narrating the film ; trailers.

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