Review of Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010) by Art S — 23 Sep 2011

Herzog's latest film is an EVENT movie, requiring attendance at the cinema, otherwise you might never see the sensitively rendered prehistoric paintings of Chauvet Cave in 3D (as they must be seen, because you'll never be allowed inside yourself and 2D just wouldn't do).

Although somewhat subdued, Herzog's probing intelligence and pleasure in absurdity (the master perfumer?) are here and he is occasionally playful (although not "in your face") in his use of the technology (a spear, a bird, a bug, a branch, and a man asking us to be quiet protrude from the screen).

Overall, though, the ecstatic truth resounds from the paintings themselves and what they tell us about us; Herzog's presence is just the icing on the cake.