Squaring the Circle: The Story of Hipgnosis
- 2022
- 1h 41m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
1.9K
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The story of the album art design studio, Hipgnosis, who created some of the most iconic album covers of all time.The story of the album art design studio, Hipgnosis, who created some of the most iconic album covers of all time.The story of the album art design studio, Hipgnosis, who created some of the most iconic album covers of all time.
- Awards
- 4 nominations total
Storm Thorgerson
- Self
- (archive footage)
Audrey Powell
- Self
- (as Aubrey Powell)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaIn a 2023 interview with New Music Express, Anton Corbijn spoke about why he made the film black-and-white, with the exception of the album covers: "It started off in color and then I realized that the quality of all the archival footage was not really how I would have liked to have shot it because you have no control over that. A way to use it well would be to bring everything as a uniform look and that was in black and white. And then make the album sleeves the highlight of your day when you look at those. That worked really, really well."
- Quotes
Storm Thorgerson: I'm described by some as difficult to work with, by others as a ponce, by some as a narcissist with an ego the size a small planet, by some as really awkward, argumentative, by others yet as grumpy. Very few as handsome and sexy, which of course is the way I see myself.
- ConnectionsFeatures Repulsion (1965)
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I was interested after seeing the trailer, and decided to see it, because I knew the director with the unpronounceable name is really good. I loved the film about Joy Division, and his videos are certainly way better than most.
If you're over a certain age, you're going to really love this film. If you loved Pink Floyd, and most of the album covers that accompanied the vinyl albums, you are really going to love this film. If you're curious what Hipgnosis meant, and how they got the name, yes, hope it plays in your town.
Like so much in life, the incredible success story could never make it into a feature film, because it's too ridiculous to believe. But this was real, and amazing coincidences kept happening, time and time again, making a really wonderful fairy tale, that's all true.
I see a lot of movies, and as the film ended, I wanted to clap. If you have any chance of seeing this in a theater, don't miss the opportunity.
You'll be happy you went.
If you're over a certain age, you're going to really love this film. If you loved Pink Floyd, and most of the album covers that accompanied the vinyl albums, you are really going to love this film. If you're curious what Hipgnosis meant, and how they got the name, yes, hope it plays in your town.
Like so much in life, the incredible success story could never make it into a feature film, because it's too ridiculous to believe. But this was real, and amazing coincidences kept happening, time and time again, making a really wonderful fairy tale, that's all true.
I see a lot of movies, and as the film ended, I wanted to clap. If you have any chance of seeing this in a theater, don't miss the opportunity.
You'll be happy you went.
- mbluth-15630
- Jun 16, 2023
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- Also known as
- Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis)
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $111,589
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $9,346
- Jun 11, 2023
- Gross worldwide
- $255,948
- Runtime1 hour 41 minutes
- Color
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