Documentary portrait on Storm Thorgerson and Aubrey Powell, the iconic creators of some of the most recognisable album covers of all...
Documentary portrait on Storm Thorgerson and Aubrey Powell, the iconic creators of some of the most recognisable album covers of all time.
In 1968, art students Storm Thorgerson and Aubrey “Po” Powell made a trippy photo collage for their musician friends Syd, David and Roger. The resulting album and album cover, A Saucerful of Secrets, helped launch two careers: that of Pink Floyd, one of the 70s megabands, and of Hipgnosis, which, over the course of the next 25 years, designed a stream of iconic album covers.
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Where to watch Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis)
Heartfelt and often hilarious
Heartfelt and often hilarious tribute to Hipgnosis, the British creatives behind some of the 1970s most iconic record covers. This rock-star-studded trip is perfect for fans, and anyone fascinated by the collision of art and commerce that occurs when a round record is popped into a square sleeve.
92 %49 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
85 %27 reviewsAudience score rating
"Fascinating. "
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Slash Film
Slash Film"These interviews are great."
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IndieWire
IndieWire"A doc full of great stories."
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Variety
Variety"Deeply satisfying."
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Austin Chronicle
Austin Chronicle"Should be mandatory for music fans everywhere."
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We Got This Covered
We Got This Covered"Outlandish and often funny."
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RogerEbert.com
RogerEbert.com"Corbijn has an obsessive eye, and it suits the detail-crazy methods of Powell and Thorgerson."
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The New Yorker
The New Yorker"The reminiscences grow faintly monotonous after a while."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"Catnip for a music lover of a certain age."
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times"A grand rock and roll buffet with something for everybody."
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Film Threat
Film Threat"Very enjoyable."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"Compelling stuff."
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Daily Mail
Daily Mail"An enjoyable survey of Hipgnosis’s revolutionary work."
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Little White Lies
Little White Lies"Corbijn.. gets high-quality anecdotes out of the interviewees."
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Financial Times
Financial TimesSquaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis) | Details
- Rating
- 15, very strong language, brief suicide reference
- Runtime
- 100
- Genre
- Documentary, Music
- Country of origin
- UK
