Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis)

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Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis)
Directed by Anton Corbijn
Written by Trish D Chetty
Produced byTrish D Chetty
Ged Doherty
Colin Firth
CinematographyStuart Luck
Martijn Van Broekhuizen
Edited byAndrew Hulme
Release dates
  • June 7, 2023 (2023-06-07)
(US)
  • July 14, 2023 (2023-07-14)
(UK)
Running time
101 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis) is a 2022 British documentary film about music album art design studio Hipgnosis. [1] [2]

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Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 92% based on 49 reviews, with an average rating of 7.4/10. The website's consensus reads: "Squaring the Circle remains an informative primer on The Story of Hipgnosis." [3] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 76 out of 100, based on 18 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. [4]

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References

  1. "'Squaring the Circle: The Story of Hipgnosis' Review: How Pink Floyd's and Led Zep's Album Covers Became a Rich Palette for '70s Surrealism". Variety . 4 September 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  2. Kenigsberg, Ben (7 June 2023). "'Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis)' Review: Indelible Images by Design". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  3. "Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis)". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  4. "Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis)". Metacritic . Retrieved 12 May 2024.