Documentaries have come a long way in the past twenty years, especially in the past decade. Ten years ago, I would have been at a loss for words had you asked me to name ten “great” documentaries released in a single year. Documentary film has developed into a popular and visible form of entertainment, while …
Cave of Forgotten Dreams Directed by Werner Herzog France, 2010 Werner Herzog’s hypnotic documentary Cave of Forgotten Dreams begins with a long dolly down a row of farmland. As the camera reaches the end of the row it cranes up, revealing the vast caves of Chauvet sprawling out below. Herzog’s film not only explores the …
– Cave of Forgotten Dreams Directed by Werner Herzog 2010 – Canada, USA, Germany, France, UK – At this point in Werner Herzog’s career, in which documentaries have mostly taken prominence over fictional features (at least until last year’s bizarro double feature of Bad Lieutenant and My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done), one …