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Cave of Forgotten Dreams
Humanity's Lost Masterpiece... in 3D
Humanity's Lost Masterpiece... in 3D
Documentary - 2010
7.4
96%
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Werner Herzog gains exclusive access to film inside the Chauvet caves of Southern France, capturing the oldest known pictorial creations of humankind in their astonishing natural setting.
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Rated:
G
Runtime:
90 min
Release date:
10 Sep 2010
Country:
US, GB, FR, DE
Languages:
English, French, German
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$6,467,348
Awards:
11 wins & 20 nominations.

Top Critics Reviews

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Art history lessons don't get much better: "Cave of Forgotten Dreams" presents the world's oldest paintings captured by one of film's great visionaries.
– Walter V. Addiego,
San Francisco Chronicle,
5 May 2011
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This is something more than a movie; it's a testament - and re-creation - of rapture.
– Joe Williams,
St. Louis Post-Dispatch,
6 May 2011
fresh:
To call "Cave of Forgotten Dreams" a great movie isn't just an understatement, it's a wildly inaccurate way to describe an experience that, in its immersive sensory pleasures and climactic journey of discovery, more closely resembles an ecstatic trance.
– Ann Hornaday,
Washington Post,
6 May 2011
fresh:
The overall effect, aided by Ernst Reijseger's score of rising choral harmonies and lush strings, is rapturous.
– Peter Howell,
Toronto Star,
7 Jul 2011
fresh:
It is our tour guide that makes Cave of Forgotten Dreams an often thrilling experience.
– Stephen Cole,
Globe and Mail,
8 Jul 2011
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