Persistence of Vision
(2012)It was to be the greatest animated film of all time. Not just an eye-opener, but a game-changer. Richard Williams demanded nothing less, investing nearly three decades into his movie masterpiece. From as early as 1964 he ploughed most of the profits right back into his pet project, a feature inspired by the Arabian Nights and provisionally known as Mullah Nasruddin. He assembled a team of inspired young artists—and brought in the best Hollywood craftsmen to teach them—and devised what would be the most elaborate, kaleidoscopic, mind-boggling visual sequences ever committed to celluloid. Years passed. Potential financiers came and went. Work continued. But it was only after Roger Rabbit that Williams had a studio budget to corroborate the munificence of his imagination. Persistence of Vision featuring Richard Williams and Omar Ali-Shah is not currently available to stream, rent, or buy but you can add it to your want to see list for updates. It's a documentary and history movie with a high IMDb audience rating of 7.9 (207 votes) and was well received by critics.