FILMS FROM THE 21st CENTURY
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Some quick takes on the most relatively recent listings from the
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die list
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die list
I see two dramas going on in this Werner Herzog documentary about the 30,000 year old paintings neatly preserved in the Chauvet Cave if France. One drama is the journey through the cave itself as a sightseer to the past and seeing these people from so many years ago through their artistry and skill and thinking about how the human apple really has really not fallen that far away from the tree. The other drama is the limited access that the film crew is given to the caves which makes one feel how fragile and temporary both art and life is.
Recommended viewing, as is Herzog's other outdoorsy documentary, Grizzly Man.
Recommended viewing, as is Herzog's other outdoorsy documentary, Grizzly Man.
Unexpectedly great movie. Haven't seen Grizzly Man yet, though...
ReplyDeleteGrizzly Man also benefits from the music of Richard Thompson, which was honestly my chief reason for picking it up in the first place.
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