REVIEWS Cave Of Forgotten Dreams BY ALLAN HUNTER
Werner Herzog has spent a lifetime fascinated by extreme individuals, inhospitable landscapes and what constitutes the essence of the human experi- ence. All these concerns are present in Cave Of For- gotten Dreams, a fascinating documentary essay in which he is given unique access to the cave art dis- covered at Chauvet-Pont-d’Arc in France in 1994. Herzog’s earnest approach to the sight and sig-
nificance of the cave art still leaves time to discover some cheerfully eccentric characters and to muse over “what constitutes humanness”. The result should easily attract Herzog’s loyal audience. The decision to shoot Cave in 3D might also
attract a wider demographic, intrigued by the notion of getting up close and personal with some- thing they would otherwise have no chance of ever seeing. Any documentary channel would consider this a worthwhile addition to their schedules, and theatrical prospects should be on a par with Her- zog’s Grizzly Man (2005) or Encounters At The End Of The World (2007). The Chauvet caves contain paintings which are
believed to date back some 32,000 years. They were discovered in pristine condition but are so vulnerable that even an accumulation of human breath could start to degrade them. Herzog’s per- mission to film comes with all manner of restric-
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tions, from the size of his crew to the duration of his stay, and the fact he must never stray from a walkway nor ever touch the art. His explorations of the cave are interspersed
with interviews with archaeologists, palaeontolo- gists and experts including master perfumer Mau- rice Maurin, who uses his sense of smell to try and detect whether there may be other undiscovered caves sealed within France’s mountain ranges. Herzog himself is most excited about what the
caves may reveal about human evolution, and whether the paintings of elephants, rhinos, carni- vores and predators are the first evidence of a
human soul being expressed. That Herzog chose to shoot in 3D is the film’s greatest asset. When one expert decides to demonstrate the use of hunt- ing spears, they come hurtling from the screen into the lap of the viewer. This is a rare instance of the technology appearing gimmicky. Most of the time, it enhances the depth of perspective as we glimpse the art and travel through the claustro- phobic caves. Crystals sparkle and it feels like being back among the fireflies on Pandora in Ava- tar as you truly feel you could reach out and touch the stalactites or brush your hand across a prehis- toric painting.
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