Achieving the Unachievable

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Documentary

Overview

M.C. Escher is among the most intriguing of artists. In 1956 he challenged the laws of perspective with his graphic Print Gallery and his uncompleted master-piece quickly became the most puzzling enigma of modern art. Fifty years later, can mathematician Hendrik Lenstra complete it? Should he?

Keywords

surrealism
mathematics
art
art history
modern art

Details

Status: Released
Release date: September 1, 2007
Original language: English
Spoken languages: English
Countries: Canada
Production: Locomotion Films
Cast: Joost Batenburg,François Bergeron,Denys Arcand,Hendrik Lenstra,M. C. Escher
Director: Jean Bergeron
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
IMDb: tt0973779