Squaring the Circle

Squaring the Circle

By Anton Corbijn

  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release Date: 2023-06-07
  • Advisory Rating: NR
  • Runtime: 1h 41min
  • Director: Anton Corbijn
  • Production Country: Poland
  • iTunes Price: USD 9.99
  • iTunes Rent Price: USD 0.99

Description

Celebrated photographer, creative director and filmmaker Anton Corbijn’s first feature documentary SQUARING THE CIRCLE (THE STORY OF HIPGNOSIS) tells the story of Storm Thorgerson and Aubrey “Po” Powell, the creative geniuses behind the iconic album art design studio, Hipgnosis, responsible for some of the most recognizable album covers of all time, including ""The Dark Side of the Moon"" and ""Band on the Run."" They formed Hipgnosis in Cambridge during the ferment of the sixties and became rock royalty during the boom time of the seventies. They conjured into existence sights that no one had previously thought possible, produced visuals which popularized music that had previously been considered fringe, and were at the white-hot center of the maddest, funniest and most creative era in the history of popular music. During this period, record companies didn’t dictate to acts like Peter Gabriel, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, and Paul McCartney what their LP covers should look like - Storm and Po did. They made money; they lost money. They did great things; they did silly things. They fell out bitterly; they made up. They never played a note, but they changed music. The film features brand new interviews with Roger Waters, David Gilmour & Nick Mason of Pink Floyd, Jimmy Page & Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin, Paul McCartney, Peter Gabriel, Graham Gouldman of 10cc, Noel Gallagher, and many more!

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Reviews

  • Brilliant a bit of history.

    5
    By Lonnie Stoner
    So glad this documentary was finally released. Very good backstory’s for album artwork that I have enjoyed for years.
  • What is the actual release date?

    1
    By eted
    I did not see one and I pre-order just curious I’m sure it will be a five star but just wondering

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