Die Höhle der vergessenen Träume (2010)

Die Höhle der vergessenen Träume: Directed by Werner Herzog. With Werner Herzog, Jean Clottes, Julien Monney, Jean-Michel Geneste. Werner Herzog gains exclusive access to film inside the Chauvet caves of Southern France and captures the oldest known pictorial creations of humanity.

“As much as I love Herzogu0026#39;s feature films, itu0026#39;s in his documentaries that I feel he really excels and this one is no exception. Regardless of being faced with extremely restricted access to the Chauvet caves, the subject matter and Herzogu0026#39;s unique angle on story telling make this one of the most compelling documentaries Iu0026#39;ve ever seen. His documentaries always have a way of moving me, be it in the passion and determination in the people he studies like Dr Graham Dorrington and Timothy Treadwell or in the sense of awe inspired by the environments he focuses on like in Encounters at The End of The World and this one was no different, right from the start I was overcome with the beauty of the caves and the drawings on the walls.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe context and hypotheses given by the interviewees only helps to deepen the sense of wonder as each section of the cave is discussed in turn by everyone from the chief scientist to art historians, to a master perfumer, and in typical Herzog fashion, many of them are quite eccentric and add some humorous touches along the way. Throughout the film, these specialists, along with Herzogu0026#39;s narration really set your mind racing and I went to bed last night still thinking about the caveu0026#39;s mysteries.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe sign of a good film is never wanting it to end and during his last visit to the cave, the film fades to black a number of times, each time left me praying that we were going to be allowed to see just a bit more. Films like this help to open your eyes and remind you that outside the boring drudgery of our 9-5 existence, there is a whole world of beauty and mystery for us to explore and by leaving us with the allegorical example of crocodiles living in a nearby artificial tropical habitat, Herzog leaves you asking questions about the way we lead our modern life that will last long after youu0026#39;ve left the cinema.”