Werner Herzog's 'Documtuary Cave Of Forgotten Dreams'

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On December 1994 three French cavers, Jean-Marie Chauvet, Éliette Brunel Deschamps and Christian Hillaire set off to explore. Unknowingly, they discovered an unfound cave, which is one of the greatest findings known to mankind. They dug and crawled their way into the cave, which had been sealed tight for some 20,000 years. Although time was limited, they found and studied paintings estimated to be 36,000 years old. Werner Herzog’s was lucky enough to film alongside of researches while he created the documtuary Cave of Forgotten Dreams.
Along his journey, Herzog interviews many different researchers in different fields all hand selected for their individual specialties. Although the true meanings behind the work will never be told, I believe

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