Cave of Forgotten Dreams

Cave of Forgotten Dreams

Werner Herzog
Director: Werner Herzog Cast: Werner Herzog
Cave of Forgotten Dreams

Cave of Forgotten Dreams

Werner Herzog
Director: Werner Herzog Cast: Werner Herzog

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Overview

In 1994, one of the most remarkable archaeological discoveries of the decade came to light in a cave in Southern France, known as the Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc: etchings estimated at around 30,000 years old. The date of origin made these some of the oldest remnants of humankind ever discovered. Unsurprisingly, these artistic remnants bore a precious fragility -- experts asserted that overexposure, even to elements as seemingly harmless as human breath, could severely damage or destroy the drawings. For that reason, few obtained access to this area. One exception arrived in the form of maverick German filmmaker Werner Herzog, who not only obtained permission to film (with lights that emit no heat) but did so in 3D -- a process that enabled him to convey the textured surfaces on which the figures are drawn, as well as the shape and depth of the cave's stalagmites and other structures. This astonishing 3D documentary not only provides exquisite visual detail of the cave (as Herzog explores it) but uses the visuals as a springboard to broader philosophical questions about the nature of humanity itself and the transience of humankind.

Product Details

Release Date: 11/29/2011
UPC: 0030306979298
Original Release: 2010
Rating: G
Source: Ifc Independent Film
Region Code: 1
Presentation: [Wide Screen]
Sound: [Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language: English
Time: 1:30:00
Sales rank: 46,558

Special Features

'Ode To The Dawn Of Man' - Short Film by Werner Herzog; ; Trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Werner Herzog Narrator,Narrator
Ernst Reijseger Composer

Technical Credits
Werner Herzog Screenwriter
Adrienne Ciuffo Producer
Erik Nelson Producer,Executive Producer
Dave Harding Executive Producer
Julian P. Hobbs Executive Producer
Tabitha Jackson Executive Producer
Jack McKillop Executive Producer,Executive Producer
Molly Thompson Executive Producer
Eric Spitzer Sound/Sound Designer

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- Cave of Forgotten Dreams
1. Credits/In The Ardeche [7:00]
2. First Exploration [8:19]
3. Long Forgotten Dreams [8:13]
4. Pont D'Arc [9:00]
5. Crooked Finger [8:23]
6. Audible Images [7:19]
7. Awakening Of The Modern Soul [6:52]
8. Underground Chambers [7:22]
9. Hunting And The Mystery of the Minotaur [6:42]
10. Homo Spiritualis [:22]
11. Visions, Voice and Humaness [7:19]
12. Post Script/End Credits [10:55]
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