Achieving the Unachievable (2007)

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 (5)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Denys Arcand

Self

J

Joost Batenburg

Self

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François Bergeron

Self

H

Hendrik Lenstra

Self

M. C. Escher

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