Werner Herzog On 6K Restoration Of His Classic ‘Cave Of Forgotten Dreams’: “It Looks Incredibly Crisp And… Beautiful”
Very, very few people have been allowed into the Chauvet cave in Southeastern France since it was discovered in 1994 and found to contain ancient cave paintings dating back more than 30,000 years. Fortunately, one of those admitted was filmmaker Werner Herzog, who was granted permission to bring small cameras into the subterranean limestone system to make a documentary. From that footage, shot in 3D, he made his astonishing Cave of Forgotten Dreams.
Fifteen years after the release of that film, it is getting a 6K restoration that brings it to viewers for the first time in full resolution.
“It looks incredibly crisp and has a beautiful sense of depth,” Herzog tells Deadline. “It’s just almost like watching, not a new film, but the film with different eyes.” ...
Some of the animals are painted with eight legs. Torches held by ancient hands would have given the tableau the illusion of movement. ...
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