Helvetica

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Helvetica

2007

1h 20m

Documentary

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Filmmaker Gary Hustwit explores the proliferation of the typeface and how it affects our lives.

Jeff Shannon

Seattle Times

03/07/2008

3.5/4

Helvetica is one of those rare films in which the exploration of a specific topic leads to expanding horizons of perception.

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Cath Clarke

Guardian

10/13/2007

3/5

The tweaky world of typography is not perhaps as much at the heart of how we live as these designers would have us believe, but it's enjoyable to watch them rhapsodise sans serifs and spacing.

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Lisa Schwarzbaum

Entertainment Weekly

09/19/2007

A-

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.

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Bill White

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

03/07/2008

B

Director Gary Hustwit opens our eyes to the visual culture of typography in much the same way as Andy Warhol once freed us from the tyranny of advertising, by inviting reflection upon that which is intended as a subliminal encounter.

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Michael W. Phillips, Jr.

Goatdog's Movies

09/25/2007

2.5/5

A little like a study of the American Civil War that discusses the Confederacy without mentioning the Union.

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Synopsis

Filmmaker Gary Hustwit explores the proliferation of the typeface and how it affects our lives.

Director: Gary Hustwit
Producer: Gary Hustwit
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 19, 2017
Runtime: 1h 20m