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6.3/10   17 votes
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Director:

Jean Bergeron

Writer:

Jean Bergeron (writer)

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Genre:

Documentary

Plot:

An inquiry around the mystery behind the missing hole in M.C. Escher "Print Gallery". full summary | add synopsis

Awards:

4 wins more

User Comments:

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Cast

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Denys Arcand ... Himself
Joost Batenburg ... Himself
François Bergeron ... Himself
Hans de Rijk ... Himself
Bart de Smit ... Himself
Serge Fiori ... Himself
Douglas R. Hofstadter ... Himself
James Hyndman ... Escherien narrator
Louise LeCavalier ... Herself
Hendrik Lenstra ... Himself
Roger Penrose ... Himself
Robert Roussil ... Himself
Moshe Safdie ... Himself
Willem F. Veldhuijsen ... Himself
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Achever l'inachevable (Canada: French title)
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Runtime:

Canada:52 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color (HDV 1080i50)

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1 more

Filming Locations:

Boston, Massachusetts, USA more


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2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful.
Art & Science, 13 May 2008
8/10
Author: jgriffin45 from United States

I do strongly recommend this film. And I just found out that the ALA also do on their 2008 list of Notable Videos for Adults. It is very accessible to the layman and the balance between art and science in this film was finely struck. It is half entertainment, half education and, if I may add another half, half out of this world. The whole film is one more great paradox around Escher's work. There is a fair deal of 3D animation, but none of it is annoying. I wonder how they did the end scene… I would have loved to see a bit more of the math, but that's my own preference. A few of the people talking were unknown to me, but I was enchanted by Sir Penrose's comments on artificial intelligence, to the effect that computer will never experience consciousness. Feels good for a change.

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