I can imagine the History Channel approaching Werner Herzog to make a documentary on Chauvet Cave. In my mind, they ask if he would make an informative but cinematic documentary with lots of talking heads because they have very successful shows like “Modern Marvels.”
But of course Herzog has no interest in making such a film, and instead he makes “Cave of Forgotten Dreams,” a film with beauty and philosophical ambitions that far surpass those of the scientists who discovered, studied and preserved this cave dating back to the dawn of man. Continue reading “Cave of Forgotten Dreams”