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M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

Feature documentary about the life and work of MC Escher.

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Robin Lutz

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Yesterday, I received
another crazy letter, - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

Yesterday, I received another crazy letter,

I feel uncertain
when the sky is dark. - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

I feel uncertain when the sky is dark.

My first exposure to Escher - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

My first exposure to Escher

I was at my apartment
in London, - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

I was at my apartment in London,

And a friend of mine,
Eric Burdon, - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

And a friend of mine, Eric Burdon,

So I called him, and I said,
"Good morning, Mr. Escher. - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

So I called him, and I said, "Good morning, Mr. Escher.

I just wanted to let you know - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

I just wanted to let you know

But then he said,
"I'm not an artist." - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

But then he said, "I'm not an artist."

So I said, "Okay,
if you're not an artist, - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

So I said, "Okay, if you're not an artist,

Yesterday, I received a visit
from English artists. - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

Yesterday, I received a visit from English artists.

On June the 17th, 1898,
I was born here in Leeuwarden - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

On June the 17th, 1898, I was born here in Leeuwarden

I come from
an exact sciences family, - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

I come from an exact sciences family,

I am a vulnerable boy, - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

I am a vulnerable boy,

Come around
tomorrow afternoon... - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

Come around tomorrow afternoon...

My graphics arts teacher
is Jessurun de Mesquita. - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

My graphics arts teacher is Jessurun de Mesquita.

I can work like a dog one day - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

I can work like a dog one day

For instance, I'm working
on a drawing of trees. - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

For instance, I'm working on a drawing of trees.

I like to draw here
in the St. Bavo in Haarlem. - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

I like to draw here in the St. Bavo in Haarlem.

The stormy wind rushed
through the pipes of the organ - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

The stormy wind rushed through the pipes of the organ

The thundering wind rushed
through the pipes of the organ - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

The thundering wind rushed through the pipes of the organ

The organ grew a lot bigger, - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

The organ grew a lot bigger,

And then I am admitted
to hospital for observation. - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

And then I am admitted to hospital for observation.

My gastroenterologist
deems my situation hopeless - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

My gastroenterologist deems my situation hopeless

I set woodcutting aside
for a while - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

I set woodcutting aside for a while

With your nose
right on top of it, - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

With your nose right on top of it,

The prettiest
and softest things you possess - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

The prettiest and softest things you possess

Yesterday afternoon,
I escorted Jetta - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

Yesterday afternoon, I escorted Jetta

I can be alone the whole day, - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

I can be alone the whole day,

Then I walked
through the narrow streets - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

Then I walked through the narrow streets

I like to sketch
in the evening in Rome, - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

I like to sketch in the evening in Rome,

All the excessive
Baroque thrills - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

All the excessive Baroque thrills

Moreover, the modern,
indirect lighting - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

Moreover, the modern, indirect lighting

I know no greater joy - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

I know no greater joy

On my journeys,
everything seems real, - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

On my journeys, everything seems real,

When I remember a scent,
a feeling, or a sound, - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

When I remember a scent, a feeling, or a sound,

And then there is
the delightful fact - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

And then there is the delightful fact

That winter, we were
in the Swiss mountains - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

That winter, we were in the Swiss mountains

One night,
when we'd just gone to bed, - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

One night, when we'd just gone to bed,

Suddenly, I came up
with the idea to write a letter - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

Suddenly, I came up with the idea to write a letter

To my astonishment,
after a few days, - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

To my astonishment, after a few days,

I drew like a maniac,
was perfectly pampered. - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

I drew like a maniac, was perfectly pampered.

In Valencia, we disembarked
for a three-week journey - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

In Valencia, we disembarked for a three-week journey

In Granada, we visited
the Alhambra. - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

In Granada, we visited the Alhambra.

What fascinates me
in the tiles of the Alhambra - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

What fascinates me in the tiles of the Alhambra

In Haarlem, I already enjoyed
giving meaning - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

In Haarlem, I already enjoyed giving meaning

It was a first attempt
to systematize, - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

It was a first attempt to systematize,

The wall and floor mosaics
at the Alhambra - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

The wall and floor mosaics at the Alhambra

What a pity
the Moors didn't use figures - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

What a pity the Moors didn't use figures

I had left Italy. - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

I had left Italy.

I am 40, the age at which
most people are at their best. - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

I am 40, the age at which most people are at their best.

I showed my brother,
a geologist, - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

I showed my brother, a geologist,

He advised me
to read up on it, - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

He advised me to read up on it,

The print Day and Night
is a similar kind of cycle. - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

The print Day and Night is a similar kind of cycle.

The judgment of acquaintances
and friends - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

The judgment of acquaintances and friends

As a little boy
lying in bed at night, - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

As a little boy lying in bed at night,

A new factor
has been added to this, - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

A new factor has been added to this,

So it's a mishmash
that lacks all profoundness. - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

So it's a mishmash that lacks all profoundness.

I often dream of the film
I would like to make, - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

I often dream of the film I would like to make,

Sadly, there would be
no audience for it - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

Sadly, there would be no audience for it

Since the complete exclusion
of the Jews, - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

Since the complete exclusion of the Jews,

I've cancelled my membership
of the artist society Pulchri - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

I've cancelled my membership of the artist society Pulc...

Here in Baarn,
I hardly know anyone, - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

Here in Baarn, I hardly know anyone,

I have developed
the tessellation pattern - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

I have developed the tessellation pattern

I had many Jewish friends. - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

I had many Jewish friends.

One night,
they were all taken away. - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

One night, they were all taken away.

I entered their home. - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

I entered their home.

We had a single rickety bike
with makeshift tires, - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

We had a single rickety bike with makeshift tires,

After the war,
I retired to my studio. - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

After the war, I retired to my studio.

Finally, I am working again. - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

Finally, I am working again.

Originally,
the intention of The Eye - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

Originally, the intention of The Eye

God Almighty, I wish
I would learn to draw - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

God Almighty, I wish I would learn to draw

Any schoolboy
with a little aptitude - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

Any schoolboy with a little aptitude

The puddle is - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

This creature, - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

Three surfaces of the Earth - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

Three surfaces of the Earth

Like a madman,
I have thrown myself - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

Like a madman, I have thrown myself

I am smitten by Bach's music. - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

I am smitten by Bach's music.

This feeling of kinship
is so strong - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

This feeling of kinship is so strong

I attended a performance
of the St. Matthew Passion - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

I attended a performance of the St. Matthew Passion

Immovable? - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

At the latitude of New York, - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

At the latitude of New York,

I cannot give
a clear description - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

I cannot give a clear description

How I came back again,
I do not know. - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

How I came back again, I do not know.

Meanwhile, I have finished
a new lithograph. - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

Meanwhile, I have finished a new lithograph.

I've made an effort to explain - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

I've made an effort to explain

I found an image - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

I found an image

A circular,
regular tessellation - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

A circular, regular tessellation

This is the limit. - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

This is the limit.

It's just pure creation. - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

It's just pure creation.

You're gonna have to master
a few tricks - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

You're gonna have to master a few tricks

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Feature documentary about the life and work of MC Escher.

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Director: Robin Lutz

Writer: Marijnke de Jong, Robin Lutz

Production: N/A

Genre: documentary

Year: 2018

MetaScore: 74/100

ImdbRating: 7.3

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 12 Apr 2018

Awards: 1 win total

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