M.C. Escher: Journey to Infinity
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M.C. Escher: Journey To Infinity will be playing at a virtual cinema near you starting February 5.
Go to KinoMarquee or see the list of playdates below.
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M.C. Escher: Journey To Infinity is the story of world famous Dutch graphic artist M.C Escher (1898-1972). Equal parts history, psychology, and psychedelia, Robin Lutz’s entertaining, eye-opening portrait gives us the man through his own words and images: diary musings, excerpts from lectures, correspondence and more are voiced by British actor Stephen Fry, while Escher’s woodcuts, lithographs, and other print works appear in both original and playfully altered form. 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. The film looks at Escher’s legacy: one can see tributes to his work in movies, in fiction, on posters, on tattoos, and elsewhere throughout our culture; indeed, few fine artists of the 20th century can lay claim to such popular appeal.
M.C. Escher: Journey to Infinity is a Zeitgeist Films release in association with Kino Lorber. To book this film please contact Nancy Gerstman or Emily Russo.
Press Kit, stills, social media assets and a Quicktime file of the trailer can be downloaded from our DropBox.
All M.C. Escher works © the M.C. Escher Company B.V.- Baarn – the Netherlands

Robin Lutz
“This film makes a fitting tribute... Escher is a very modern artist who appears to belong to a time that we’ve left behind. I do think that his best work is that that makes you think rather than feel, the paradoxes rather than beautiful brush strokes, but the world is much better for his presence.” – , CinePhil
Playdates
Venue | City | State | Date |
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Yavapal College | Prescott | AZ | OPENS FEBRUARY 5 ON KINO MARQUEE1612501200 |
Varsity Theatre | Davis | CA | OPENS FEBRUARY 5 ON KINO MARQUEE1612501200 |
Laemmle Theatres | Los Angeles | CA | OPENS FEBRUARY 5 1612501200 |
Desert Film Society | Rancho Mirage | CA | OPENS FEBRUARY 5 ON KINO MARQUEE1612501200 |
Roxie Cinema | San Francisco | CA | OPENS FEBRUARY 51612501200 |
Smith Rafael Film Center | San Rafael | CA | OPENS FEBRUARY 51612501200 |
Frida Cinema | Santa Ana | CA | OPENS FEBRUARY 5 ON KINO MARQUEE1612501200 |
Cameo Theatre | St. Helena | CA | OPENS FEBRUARY 5 ON KINO MARQUEE1612501200 |
South Bay Film Society | Torrance | CA | OPENS FEBRUARY 5 ON KINO MARQUEE1612501200 |
International Film Series | Boulder | CO | OPENS FEBRUARY 5 ON KINO MARQUEE1612501200 |
Mountaineer | Lake City | CO | OPENS FEBRUARY 5 ON KINO MARQUEE1612501200 |
Real Artways | Hartford | CT | OPENS FEBRUARY 5 ON KINO MARQUEE1612501200 |
Burns Court | Sarasota | FL | OPENS FEBRUARY 5 ON KINO MARQUEE1612501200 |
Tallahassee Film Society | Tallahassee | FL | OPENS FEBRUARY 5 ON KINO MARQUEE1612501200 |
Cine Athens | Athens | GA | OPENS FEBRUARY 5 ON KINO MARQUEE1612501200 |
Lefont Film Society | Atlanta | GA | OPENS FEBRUARY 5 ON KINO MARQUEE1612501200 |
The Flicks | Boise | ID | OPENS FEBRUARY 5 ON KINO MARQUEE1612501200 |
Gene Siskel Theatre | Chicago | ID | OPENS FEBRUARY 5 ON KINO MARQUEE1612501200 |
Peoria Landmark | Peoria | IL | OPENS FEBRUARY 5 ON KINO MARQUEE1612501200 |
Ryder Film Series | Bloomington | IN | OPENS FEBRUARY 5 ON KINO MARQUEE1612501200 |
Wellfleet Preservation Hall | Wellfleet | MA | OPENS FEBRUARY 5 ON KINO MARQUEE1612501200 |
Detroit Institute of Art | Detroit | MI | OPENS FEBRUARY 5 ON KINO MARQUEE1612501200 |
Historic Howell Theatre | Howell | MI | OPENS FEBRUARY 5 ON KINO MARQUEE1612501200 |
Cameo Theatre | Fayetteville | NC | OPENS FEBRUARY 5 ON KINO MARQUEE1612501200 |
Sunrise Theatre | Southern Pines | NC | OPENS FEBRUARY 5 ON KINO MARQUEE1612501200 |
A/perture | Winston-Salem | NC | OPENS FEBRUARY 5 ON KINO MARQUEE1612501200 |
Colonial Theatre | Keene | NH | OPENS FEBRUARY 5 ON KINO MARQUEE1612501200 |
Acme Screening Room | Lambertville | NJ | OPENS FEBRUARY 5 ON KINO MARQUEE1612501200 |
Guild Theatre | Albuquerque | NM | OPENS FEBRUARY 5 ON KINO MARQUEE1612501200 |
Taos Center for the Arts | Taos | NM | OPENS FEBRUARY 5 ON KINO MARQUEE1612501200 |
Bedford Playhouse | Bedford | NY | OPENS FEBRUARY 5 ON KINO MARQUEE1612501200 |
Northpark Theatre | Buffalo | NY | OPENS FEBRUARY 5 ON KINO MARQUEE1612501200 |
Gold Coast Film Festival | Great Neck | NY | OPENS FEBRUARY 5 ON KINO MARQUEE1612501200 |
Manlius Theatre | Manlius | NY | OPENS FEBRUARY 5 ON KINO MARQUEE1612501200 |
The Moviehouse | Millerton | NY | OPENS FEBRUARY 5 ON KINO MARQUEE1612501200 |
New Plaza Cinema | New York | NY | OPENS FEBRUARY 5 ON KINO MARQUEE1612501200 |
Downing Film Center | Newburgh | NY | OPENS FEBRUARY 5 ON KINO MARQUEE1612501200 |
Rivertown Film Society | Nyack | NY | OPENS FEBRUARY 5 ON KINO MARQUEE1612501200 |
Sag Harbor Cinema | Sag Harbor | NY | OPENS FEBRUARY 5 ON KINO MARQUEE1612501200 |
Cleveland Cinematheque | Cleveland | OH | OPENS FEBRUARY 5 ON KINO MARQUEE1612501200 |
The Neon | Dayton | OH | OPENS FEBRUARY 5 ON KINO MARQUEE1612501200 |
Bijou | Lincoln City | OR | OPENS FEBRUARY 5 ON KINO MARQUEE1612501200 |
Cinema 21 | Portland | OR | OPENS FEBRUARY 5 ON KINO MARQUEE1612501200 |
Jane Pickens Theatre | Newport | RI | OPENS FEBRUARY 5 ON KINO MARQUEE1612501200 |
Austin Film Society | Austin | TX | OPENS FEBRUARY 5 ON KINO MARQUEE1612501200 |
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston | Houston | TX | OPENS FEBRUARY 5 ON KINO MARQUEE1612501200 |
Park City Film | Park City | UT | OPENS FEBRUARY 5 ON KINO MARQUEE1612501200 |
Neptune Theatre | Long Beach | WA | OPENS FEBRUARY 5 ON KINO MARQUEE1612501200 |
Lincoln Theatre | Mt. Vernon | WA | OPENS FEBRUARY 5 ON KINO MARQUEE1612501200 |
Rose Theatre | Port Townshend | WA | OPENS FEBRUARY 5 ON KINO MARQUEE1612501200 |
Grand Illusion Cinema | Seattle | WA | OPENS FEBRUARY 5 ON KINO MARQUEE1612501200 |
Grand Cinema | Tacoma | WA | OPENS FEBRUARY 5 ON KINO MARQUEE1612501200 |
The Kiggins Theatre | Vancouver | WA | OPENS FEBRUARY 5 ON KINO MARQUEE1612501200 |
Tivoli At Nelson Atkins | Kansas City | MO | OPENS FEBRUARY 9 ON KINO MARQUEE1612846800 |
Music Box Theatre | Chicago | IL | OPENS FEBRUARY 121613106000 |
Time & Space Ltd. | Hudson | NY | OPENS FEBRUARY 12 ON KINO MARQUEE1613106000 |