Achieving the Unachievable

Jean Bergeron
2007-09-01


5
52 min

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?

Cast

Name Character Team
Denys Arcand Self Unowned
Joost Batenburg Self Unowned
François Bergeron Self Unowned
Hendrik Lenstra Self Unowned
M. C. Escher Archival Footage Unowned