Rent Helvetica (2006)
3.7 of 5 from 78 ratings
1h 20min
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- Synopsis:
- Helvetica is a documentary film about typography, graphic design and global visual culture. It looks at the proliferation of one typeface as part of a larger conversation about the way type affects our lives. An exploration of urban spaces and the type that inhabits them, Helvetica invites us to take a second look at the thousands of words we see every day.
- Actors:
- Manfred Schulz, Massimo Vignelli, Rick Poynor, Wim Crouwel, Matthew Carter, Alfred Hoffmann, Mike Parker, Otmar Hoefer, Bruno Steinert, Hermann Zapf, Michael Bierut, Leslie Savan, Tobias Frere-Jones, Jonathan Hoefler, Erik Spiekermann, Neville Brody, Lars Müller, Paula Scher, Stefan Sagmeister, David Carson
- Directors:
- Gary Hustwit
- Studio:
- Plexi Film
- Genres:
- Documentary, Special Interest
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 26/05/2008
- Run Time:
- 80 minutes
- Languages:
- English Dolby Digital 2.0
- Subtitles:
- English, German
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
- Colour:
- Colour
- Bonus:
- Interviews
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Reviews (1) of Helvetica
Mad - Helvetica review by JD
This has got to be the most minority interest film I have ever watched. The history of a particular font designed in Switzerland in 1952. As it was pre-word-processing it is referred to as typeface.
No doubt there are graphic artists with an interest in 50's font but I'm guessing not many.
However after dozing off, I woke to watch, almost daring myself to continue with something so mind bogglingly minority and unimportant. It took on a surreal quality then it became strangely important and relevant. I think you really have to be in the mood.
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