Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis)
We were delighted to previously screen this film but we have no current plans to screen it again. If you'd like to watch it in the cinema, consider a private hire to watch it with friends. That does rely on the film being available for private purchase.
Film details
| Film Title | Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis) |
|---|---|
| Suitability | |
| Genre | |
| Length | 100mins |
| Year | 2023 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Director | Anton Corbijn |
| Actors | Noel Gallagher, Paul McCartney, Roger Waters, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, Peter Gabriel, David Gilmour |
| Language | English / Gallagherish |
| Showings |
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.
A fascinating and suitably maverick snapshot of a richly creative moment in music history, told through a couple of disreputable hippies who designed some of the most iconic album covers of all time.
★★★★
What Corbijn lacks in filmmaking panache here he makes up with strong journalistic chops: These interviews are great.
★★★★
