Directed by Werner Herzog, aka "Mr. Sunshine", this documentary is about the 1994 discovery of cave paintings in France. These newly discovered caves contain exquisite works of art that, at thirty-thousand years old, are twice as old as what was then thought to be the oldest art on earth, in nearby Lascaux cave. Herzog is priceless, narrating in his teutonic monotone, his musings about time, death, and man's place in the universe are a hoot. The cave itself is beyond beautiful, and the art contained within is not primitive doodles, but sophisticated and monumental pieces, and these things are twenty-five thousand years older than the oldest pyramid. Due to the corrosive dangers of microbes and humidity, they are sealing up the entrance permanently. See this, for it may be your only glimpse.
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