'cave of forgotten dreams': fascinating and at times comical documentary about the cave paintings in chauvet cave--the oldest cave paintings ever discovered. the movie brings in pretty much every kind of expert possible, who all seem to reach the consensus that we don't know much of anything. What we do know is that everything in the cave moves in ways that contemporary still art does not. everything was painted in a portion of the cave that had no light source--light has to be brought in--and there are no flat wall surfaces. They are all curved. Combined with the fact that the animals are drawn with many legs and lines that guide the eye, the paintings come to life when the light hits them. As the film crew moves through the cave, their shadows dance and the pictures move. Much fun to watch despite Werner Herzog's odd sense of humor and the colorful characters he attracts.'We have all a better guide in ourselves, if we would attend to it, than any other person can be.'
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