...in 2009 a limestone cave in southern France was discovered by three speleologists, who discovered spectacular rock art over twice as old as those of Lascaux. I am sorry that Herzog apparently had exclusive rights to photograph this spectacular cave. Because of the delicacy of the environment, and the fact that the French minister in charge of the caves loved Herzog's work, he was granted exclusive access to the caves.
Unfortunately, his documentary is marred by intrusive music,"arty" interpretations, hand-held cameras (perhaps unavoidable), 3-D, and a dearth of scientific information. The dialog of non-native speakers was often hard to understand. Herzog did the impossible. He created a tiresome documentary about spectacular art.
Unfortunately, his documentary is marred by intrusive music,"arty" interpretations, hand-held cameras (perhaps unavoidable), 3-D, and a dearth of scientific information. The dialog of non-native speakers was often hard to understand. Herzog did the impossible. He created a tiresome documentary about spectacular art.