Cave of Forgotten Dreams

In Cave of Forgotten Dreams, director Werner Herzog once again takes us on an incredible adventure, deep into the Chauvet Cave in Southern France to see the 32,000-year-old Paleolithic paintings there. Because overexposure could damage the paintings, which are the oldest known example of human artistic expression, access to the caves is strictly limited to a tiny number of scientists and archaeologists. However, Herzog was granted permission to film in the caves using special heatless lights, allowing the public to see the paintings for the first time. With typically engaging and idiosyncratic narration Herzog reflects on our primal desire to communicate and represent the world around us, evolution and our place within it, and ultimately what it means to be human.

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