Cave of Forgotten Dreams [2010 film]

by Werner Herzog (Writer, Director), Adrienne Ciuffo (Producer), Erik Nelson (Producer)

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A breathtaking new documentary from the incomparable Werner Herzog, follows an exclusive expedition into the nearly inaccessible Chauvet Cave in France, home to the most ancient visual art known to have been created by man. An unforgettable cinematic experience that provides an unique glimpse of pristine artwork dating back to human hands over 30,000 years ago, almost twice as old as any previous discovery.… (more)

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A film crew gets access to ancient cave paintings.

I highly recommend it to see the cave, which is awesome. Sadly, it's not much of a movie. About half cave footage, and half Werner Herzog being all Werner Herzog-y.

Concept: C
Story: F
Characters: D
Dialog: D
Pacing: B
Cinematography: C
Special effects/design: B
Acting: C
Music: B

Enjoyment: C plus

GPA: 1.9/4 (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Herzog, Werner	Writer, Director	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Ciuffo, Adrienne	Producer	main author	all editions	confirmed
Nelson, Erik	Producer	main author	all editions	confirmed

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A breathtaking new documentary from the incomparable Werner Herzog, follows an exclusive expedition into the nearly inaccessible Chauvet Cave in France, home to the most ancient visual art known to have been created by man. An unforgettable cinematic experience that provides an unique glimpse of pristine artwork dating back to human hands over 30,000 years ago, almost twice as old as any previous discovery.

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