Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010)
The interior of the Chauvet Cave in southern France houses the world's oldest cave paintings, hundreds in number, which were discovered in 1994. In this subterranean world of the 32,000-year-old artworks - created at a time when Neanderthals were roaming around as were cave bears - we come face to face with pristine and astonishingly realistic drawings of horses, rhinos, cattle and ice-age lions, which for the briefest second come alive in the torchlight as we learn more about Paleolithic art and its creators.
Primary Title
- Cave of Forgotten Dreams
Date Broadcast
- Friday 19 April 2013
Release Year
- 2010
Start Time
- 08 : 30
Finish Time
- 10 : 00
Duration
- 90:00
Channel
- Rialto Channel
Broadcaster
- Sky Network Television
Programme Description
- The interior of the Chauvet Cave in southern France houses the world's oldest cave paintings, hundreds in number, which were discovered in 1994. In this subterranean world of the 32,000-year-old artworks - created at a time when Neanderthals were roaming around as were cave bears - we come face to face with pristine and astonishingly realistic drawings of horses, rhinos, cattle and ice-age lions, which for the briefest second come alive in the torchlight as we learn more about Paleolithic art and its creators.
Classification
- G
Owning Collection
- Television Vault
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Documentary films
- Cave paintings--France--Vallon-Pont-d'Arc
- Art, Prehistoric--France--Vallon-Pont-d'Arc
Contributors
- Werner Herzog (Director)
- Jean Clottes (Interviewee)
- Julien Monney (Interviewee)
- Jean-Michel Geneste (Interviewee)
- Michel Philippe (Interviewee)
- Adrienne Ciuffo (Producer)
- Erik Nelson (Producer)
- Peter Zeitlinger (Cinematographer)
- Ernst Reijseger (Composer)
- Werner Herzog Filmproduktion (Production Unit)
- Arte France cinéma (Production Unit)
- 99232135514002091 (MMSID)
Subjects
- Documentary films
- Cave paintings--France--Vallon-Pont-d'Arc
- Art, Prehistoric--France--Vallon-Pont-d'Arc