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CAVE OF FORGOTTEN DREAMS, a breathtaking new documentary from the incomparable Werner Herzog (ENCOUNTERS AT THE END OF THE WORLD, GRIZZLY MAN) follows an exclusive expedition into the nearly inaccessible Chauvet Cave in France, home to the most ancient visual art known to have been created by man. A hit at this year’s Toronto Film Festival, CAVE OF FORGOTTEN DREAMS is an unforgettable cinematic experience that provides a unique glimpse of pristine artwork dating back to human hands over 30,000 years ago -- almost twice as old as any previous discovery.

2011 · 1h 30m
Director Werner Herzog

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Cave of Forgotten Dreams

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CAVE OF FORGOTTEN DREAMS, a breathtaking new documentary from the incomparable Werner Herzog (ENCOUNTERS AT THE END OF THE WORLD, GRIZZLY MAN) follows an exclusive expedition into the nearly inaccessible Chauvet Cave in France, home to the most ancient visual art known to have been created by man. A hit at this year’s Toronto Film Festival, CAVE OF FORGOTTEN DREAMS is an unforgettable cinematic experience that provides a unique glimpse of pristine artwork dating back to human hands over 30,000 years ago -- almost twice as old as any previous discovery.

COMMON SENSE

Docu about ancient cave art is tame but aimed at adults.

TOMATOMETER
Average 7.9
Reviews 136
Fresh 131
Rotten 5

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Studio
Sundance Selects
Released
2011
Run Time
1 hr 30 min
Rated
G
Regions of Origin
United States, Canada, France, Germany
© 2010 2010 Creative Differences Productions, INC.

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Original Audio
English, English (Canada), English (United Kingdom)
Audio

English (United States)