Adventures in Perception

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Adventures in Perception
Directed by Han Van Gelder
Produced byHan Van Gelder
Release date
  • 1971 (1971)
Running time
21 minutes
CountryNetherlands
LanguageDutch

Adventures in Perception is a 1971 Dutch short documentary film directed by Han Van Gelder. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short., [1] [2] and won the Best Short Film on Art at the 1971 Cork Film Festival. [3] It is a study on the works of M. C. Escher. [4]

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References

  1. "NY Times: Adventures in Perception". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . 2012. Archived from the original on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2008.
  2. "The 44th Academy Awards (1972) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  3. "Cork Film Festival Archive". Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
  4. "The Roland Collection: Adventures in Perception at the Roland Collection of Films". Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 18 July 2011.