Cave of Forgotten Dreams

Cave of Forgotten Dreams
Directed byWerner Herzog
Written byWerner Herzog
Produced byErik Nelson
Adrienne Ciuffo[1]
Narrated byWerner Herzog
CinematographyPeter Zeitlinger[1]
Edited byJoe Bini
Maya Hawke[1]
Music byErnst Reijseger
Production
companies
Distributed byIFC Films
Sundance Selects
Release dates
  • 13 September 2010 (2010-09-13) (TIFF)
  • 25 March 2011 (2011-03-25) (United Kingdom)
  • 29 April 2011 (2011-04-29) (United States)
Running time
89 minutes[2]
CountriesCanada
United States
France
Germany
United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Box office$6,467,348[3]

Cave of Forgotten Dreams is a 2010 3D documentary film by Werner Herzog about the Chauvet Cave in Southern France, which contains some of the oldest human-painted images yet discovered—some of them were crafted around 32,000 years ago.[4][5] It consists of footage from inside the cave, as well as of the nearby Pont d'Arc natural bridge,[1] alongside interviews with various scientists and historians.[6] The film premiered on 13 September 2010 at the Toronto International Film Festival.[7]

  1. ^ a b c d "2010 Films — Cave of Forgotten Dreams". TIFF.net. Archived from the original on 21 August 2010. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
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  3. ^ Cave of Forgotten Dreams at Box Office Mojo
  4. ^ Smith, Ian Hayden (2012). International Film Guide 2012. p. 124. ISBN 978-1908215017.
  5. ^ Rohter, Larry (22 April 2011). "Werner Herzog's 'Cave of Forgotten Dreams,' Filmed in Chauvet Cave". The New York Times.
  6. ^ "The Big Picture". Los Angeles Times. 13 September 2010.
  7. ^ VanAirsdale, S.T. (4 August 2010). "Werner Herzog's 3D Cave Journey Leads Docs Premiering at TIFF". Movieline.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2017.