Cave of Forgotten Dreams
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Werner Herzog
Werner Herzog
Joe Bini
Amy Briamonte
Adrienne Ciuffo
Phil Fairclough
Film Details
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Synopsis
For over 20,000 years, Chauvet Cave has been completely sealed off by a fallen rock face, its crystal-encrusted interior as large as a football field and strewn with the petrified remains of giant ice age mammals. In 1994, scientists discovered the caverns and found hundreds of pristine paintings within, spectacular artwork dating back over 30,000 years (almost twice as old as any previous finds) to a time when Neanderthals still roamed the earth and cave bears, mammoths, and ice age lions were the dominant populations of Europe. Since then, only a few people have been allowed access into Chauvet Cave, and the true scope of its contents had largely gone unfelt. The film offers unprecedented access to the cave, accompanied by musings about its original inhabitants, the birth of art and the curious people surrounding the caves today.
Director
Werner Herzog
Crew
Joe Bini
Amy Briamonte
Adrienne Ciuffo
Phil Fairclough
David Harding
Maya Hawke
Werner Herzog
Werner Herzog
Julian P. Hobbs
David Mckillop
Erik Nelson
Erik Nelson
Ernst Reijseger
Molly Thompson
Judith Thurman
Peter Zeitlinger
Peter Zeitlinger
Peter Zeitlinger
Nicolas Zunino
Film Details
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Miscellaneous Notes
Limited Release in United States Spring April 29, 2011
Released in United States on Video November 29, 2011
Released in United States 2010
Limited Release in United States Spring April 29, 2011 (Los Angeles, New York City & Chicago)
Released in United States on Video November 29, 2011
Released in United States 2010 (Special Screenings)
Released in United States 2011 (Documentaries/Out of Competition)
Released in United States 2011
Released in United States 2011 (Festival Favorites)
