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Synopsis

Whether you're a fan of Pink Floyd or not, chances are you know exactly what the album covers of The Dark Side of the Moon and Wish You Were Here look like. But you might not be familiar with the creative duo behind those iconic images: Storm Thorgerson and Aubrey "Po" Powell, aka the innovative design studio Hipgnosis. Hipgnosis went from making covers for their mates (the likes of David Gilmour and Syd Barrett) to establishing themselves as the driving force behind visual identities of some of the most popular artists of the 1970s (think Led Zeppelin and Paul McCartney). Their methods were unconventional, their budgets often unreasonable, but they were fearless visionaries who artfully manipulated photographic images long before computer graphics became ubiquitous.Corbijn's film is a charming, witty, beautifully crafted tale of challenging friendships, passion, and vision, full of fascinating anecdotes and big music personalities.

Cast

  • Paul McCartney
  • Robert Plant
  • Jimmy Page
  • Roger Waters
  • Noel Gallagher
  • David Gilmour
  • Nick Mason
  • Graham Gouldman
  • Aubrey Powell

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Metacritic

90
Jan 24, 2023

With Squaring The Circle, Anton Corbijn continues mining the musical past to celebrate his unsung heroes. In this case, he uses the documentary to explore artwork pioneers Hipgnosis, who made history with their innovative approach to album cover design.

Martin Carr
We Got This Covered
67
Sep 16, 2022

What Corbijn lacks in filmmaking panache here he makes up with strong journalistic chops: These interviews are great.

Christian Blauvelt
IndieWire
83
Sep 16, 2022

Unpretentious and unassuming, but effective, Corbijn creates his own cozy, sleeve for these trailblazers to get their due and creates a must-watch for rockologists everywhere in the process.

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