Review of Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010) by Peter F — 20 Mar 2012

A deeply moving film chronicling one of the most profoundly impactful discoveries in recent history.

This review of Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010) was written by Peter F on 20 Mar 2012.

Cave of Forgotten Dreams has generally received positive reviews.

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Fascinating artworks by early man, sure, but they're let down by Herzog's long, rambling soliloquies about the history of homosapiens, albino…

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Cave of Forgotten Dreams is another absorbing, contemplative feature from Werner Herzog that I highly recommend you see for yourself…

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By Allen G (306) on 02 Jul 2013

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By Matty S (358) on 30 Apr 2014

Fascinating to look at and to imagine the millenia-ago people who wandered in a partook of graffiti, perfectly preserved…

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By Luís Fernando B (62) on 27 Apr 2014

Além de oferecer uma imersão absurda na Caverna de Chauvet, evoca instigantes levantamentos a respeito da criação artística, da dramática…

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By Jim F (603) on 21 Dec 2013

Pretty comprehensive documentary about a cave. Not quite the subject matter to have me viewing to it's end…

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By Pavan R (814) on 29 Mar 2014

Fabulous documentary this one, giving one a great and surreal insight into a past reconstructed with the aid of the paintings and objects found…

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By Rachel T (233) on 07 Feb 2014

Speaks to the grotto fanatic in me as well as the archeologist I must have been in another life…

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