Cave of Forgotten Dreams 2010 123movies

Watch: Cave of Forgotten Dreams 2010 123movies, Full Movie Online – In 1994, a group of scientists discovered a cave in Southern France perfectly preserved for over 20,000 years and containing the earliest known human paintings. Knowing the cultural significance that the Chauvet Cave holds, the French government immediately cut-off all access to it, save a few archaeologists and paleontologists. But documentary filmmaker, Werner Herzog, has been given limited access, and now we get to go inside examining beautiful artwork created by our ancient ancestors around 32,000 years ago. He asks questions to various historians and scientists about what these humans would have been like and trying to build a bridge from the past to the present..
Plot: 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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Ratings:

	7.4/10 Votes: 16,784
	96% | RottenTomatoes
	86/100 | MetaCritic
	N/A Votes: 266 Popularity: 11.748 | TMDB

Reviews:

See it in 2D.
I’ve had really high hopes for 3D since Avatar impressed me last year but have only ever been disappointed since. All this retro fitting, remakes and flickering action sequences has really started to bug me. So, when a few months back I heard Herzog was working on a 3D documentary film, I couldn’t help but grin. Finally, I thought, a 3D film that isn’t going to be a bloated blockbuster. This films subject The Chauvet Cave in southern France was only discovered in 1994. It contains perhaps the most extraordinary array of cave paintings dated from between 23,000 to 30,000 years ago as well as extraordinary calcite formations, stalagmites/stalactites and ancient bones of creatures long migrated from the continent. The cave was apparently sealed by a landslide many millennia ago which has preserved everything perfectly. It’s really something special to see and the sense of great privilege is conveyed by Werner early on in his very proud introduction. He is the only filmmaker to ever have been allowed access to the cave and throughout I couldn’t help picturing everyone at the BBC and Discovery Channel shrugging jealously. The picture starts with some really beautiful shots of the French vinyards and mountains near the cave. It’s presentation is what we’ve come to expect and it’s instantly engaging. Long roving shots from a remote flying camera, hand-held POV’s up mountain paths. The problems only start when we get inside the cave. Werner explains that the equipment that they could take in has to be very limited and they use non-professional camera gear. This isn’t necessarily the problem though, we can take it with a pinch of salt. The real problem is in the 3D. First of all there is little light in the cave and so the gain is pushed into the camera signal and there’s a lot of digital noise, especially in the dark areas, of which there are a lot. Now, noise/grain is always forgivable, until it starts dancing around in 3D, then it gives you a terrible headache. A lot of the shots are lit solely by a moving torch light and the constant re-focusing of your eyes only strains them further. However. the cave is quite amazing and we get to see it in detail. Later in the film some much better lit 3d shots are shown that really should have been used throughout. Footage of the cave is interspersed with interviews with various characters. The decision to use a rather generic voice over in place of subtitles for these interviews was certainly a small misstep and dilutes it a touch, but the film is not without it’s moments. There are a couple of hilarious exchanges where Werner has typically cut someone off too early or left them hanging when they have finished. I do get the sense that he has become self aware and when chuckles are raised as Werner describes a cave painting as “Proto-cinema” I detected at least a hint of self parody, which I don’t mind at all. The film winds up with the most spectacularly detailed shots of all, they do linger on a bit too long and I think the back half of the film would benefit from a cut of about 10 minutes. Having said all this, despite the technical distractions, the film is a semi-triumph in the way Encounters at the end of the world was. Some really great personal touches and a fascinating subject, but for god’s sake see it in glorious 2D. 7/10

Once again, Herzog goes to the extreme…
Werner Herzog is an amazing man. He seems to be an amazing thrill-seeker when it comes to films–and the more difficult and inaccessible the shoot the better! I am not just talking about his famous South American tales “Fitzcarraldo” and “Aguirre: The Wrath of God”–though they are infamous for how treacherous and uncomfortable the filming had been. As a documentarian, Herzog has made trips to the desert and even Antarctica! And so, his going cave exploring is, in a way, pretty routine for this master of the logistically impossible!!

I have no idea how Herzog finagled it, but he managed to convince some officials in the French government to allow him and a tiny crew to have access to a recently discovered treasure. It seems yet another amazing cave has been discovered in the Rhône Valley in Southeastern France. Now I am NOT just talking about stalactites and stalagmites….no, these caves are MUCH more important because they are filled with petroglyphs–ancient cave drawings by folks who have been dead many millenia. However, this is NOT an easy shoot. This is because other more famous caves have literally been destroyed by repeated human contact–and now those cave drawings are faded and distorted after remaining pristine all these many, many centuries. So, the government has allowed them inside ONLY under very, very specific circumstances–with guides, using only metal walkways created in the tunnels and only for a few hours a day for a couple weeks (at most) using minimal necessary recording equipment—all to guarantee that the cave will be recorded but also undisturbed. So, the audience is able to see something in this film that they cannot possibly see any other way, as only a tiny number of scientists have been allowed inside AND the place now has a vault-like door! My immediate impression of the Chauvet Cave’s paintings is surprise–surprise at how expertly crafted these works of art are. These are NOT just graffiti by some yahoos thousands of years ago–and the people who did this had great artistic talent. Seeing their perspective and skills was impressive–and in many ways reminiscent of modern artists like Picasso–who have deliberately imitated or paid a homage to ancient artists.

Much of the film consists of shots of inside the cave. However, it is not just video but consists of lots of interesting interviews, narration by Herzog (which was very personal and fascinating–he’s a brilliant raconteur) and a neat digitized map of the cave. I cannot imagine how anyone could have made this much better. Even with a few slightly slow moments, it’s still a wonderful film–and a terrific glimpse into primordial man.

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 30 min (90 min), 1 hr 35 min (95 min) (Toronto International) (Canada)
Budget 0
Revenue 6467348
Status Released
Rated G
Genre Documentary, History
Director Werner Herzog
Writer Werner Herzog, Judith Thurman
Actors Werner Herzog, Jean Clottes, Julien Monney
Country Canada, United States, France, Germany, United Kingdom
Awards 12 wins & 21 nominations
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix Dolby, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio 1.85 : 1 (theatrical ratio)
Camera N/A
Laboratory N/A
Film Length 2,515 m (Portugal, 35 mm)
Negative Format HDCAM-SR (4:4:4 SQ)
Cinematographic Process 3-D
Printed Film Format D-Cinema