Review of Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010) by Stephen C — 08 Apr 2012

Werner Herzog connects modern cinema to ancient cave drawings with this rockumentary.

This review of Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010) was written by Stephen C on 08 Apr 2012.

Cave of Forgotten Dreams has generally received positive reviews.

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