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M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

It was a first attemptto systematize, although at the time,I didn't really understand what...

It was a first attempt
to systematize, although at the time,
I didn't really understand what I was doing. I was disheartened,
so I abandoned this puzzle. I was completely inexperienced and no one on Earth
could help me

Full Transcript

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It was a first attempt to systematize,
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although at the time, I didn't really understand
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what I was doing.
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I was disheartened, so I abandoned this puzzle.
00:00:13.803 --> 00:00:15.357
I was completely inexperienced
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and no one on Earth could help me.
Duration
17 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:30:40
Uploaded
Jun 27, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

Feature documentary about the life and work of MC Escher.
The wall and floor mosaics at the Alhambra - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity 00:11
The wall and floor mosaics at the Alhambra
What a pity the Moors didn't use figures - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity 00:16
What a pity the Moors didn't use figures
I had left Italy. - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity 00:24
I had left Italy.
I am 40, the age at which most people are at their best. - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity 00:11
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 00:18
I showed my brother, a geologist,
He advised me to read up on it, - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity 00:26
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 00:06
The print Day and Night is a similar kind of cycle.
The judgment of acquaintances and friends - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity 00:39
The judgment of acquaintances and friends
As a little boy lying in bed at night, - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity 00:43
As a little boy lying in bed at night,
A new factor has been added to this, - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity 00:11
A new factor has been added to this,
So it's a mishmash that lacks all profoundness. - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity 00:38
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 00:10
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 00:10
Sadly, there would be no audience for it
Since the complete exclusion of the Jews, - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity 00:21
Since the complete exclusion of the Jews,
I've cancelled my membership of the artist society Pulchri - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity 00:10
I've cancelled my membership of the artist society Pulc...
Here in Baarn, I hardly know anyone, - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity 00:16
Here in Baarn, I hardly know anyone,
I have developed the tessellation pattern - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity 00:38
I have developed the tessellation pattern
I had many Jewish friends. - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity 00:08
I had many Jewish friends.
One night, they were all taken away. - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity 00:13
One night, they were all taken away.
I entered their home. - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity 00:43
I entered their home.