Helvetica
Documentary
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2007
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Helvetica is a feature-length independent film about typography, graphic design and global visual culture. It looks at the proliferation of one typeface (which will celebrate its 50th birthday in 2007) as part of a larger conversation about the way type affects our lives. The film is an exploration of urban spaces in major cities and the type that inhabits them, and a fluid discussion with renowned designers about their work, the creative process, and the choices and aesthetics behind their use of type.
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Rated:
Not Rated
Runtime:
80 min
Release date:
12 Sep 2007
Country:
GB
Languages:
German, English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
3 nominations
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Hustwit's talking heads, an endearingly geeky bunch, weigh in on the pros and cons of such ubiquity. Cage match! Not that kind of film.
– Joshua Rothkopf,
Time Out New York,
23 Jun 2007
fresh:
Helvetica keenly distills the eternal aesthetic battle between the classical and the baroque and explores what happens when a revolution goes mainstream.
– Julia Wallace,
Village Voice,
11 Sep 2007
fresh:
Overlong but fascinating, Gary Hustwit's documentary posits Helvetica, a sans-serif typeface developed in 1957.
– Matt Zoller Seitz,
New York Times,
12 Sep 2007
fresh:
Even viewers who've never given a serif a second thought are in for an exclamation point of joy from such a well-designed doc.
– Lisa Schwarzbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Sep 2007
fresh:
Helvetica is one of those rare films in which the exploration of a specific topic leads to expanding horizons of perception.
– Jeff Shannon,
Seattle Times,
7 Mar 2008