Film Quarterly · 2012 · 42 citations · 0 references
HumanitiesArchaeologyArt HistoryPaintingVisual CultureCave ArtMedia ArchaeologyVisual ArtsCave SystemsCinematic MaterialityExpanded Cinematic SpacePalaeolithic Cave ArtPaleolithic Cave Painting
Werner Herzog's Cave of Forgotten Dreams features the oldest known art in the world—Paleolithic-era paintings in France's Chauvet Cave. His documentary not only reveals the cave's wonders, but offers a subtle commentary on 3D and its relationship to cinematic space, spectacle, science, art, and older media techniques and forms.