Werner Herzog discusses his current 3-D film about the Cave of Chauvet-Pont-d’Arc. Filmed by Roger Ebert at the 2010 Conference on World Affairs in Boulder
A recommended book on this subject, by scholar David S. Whitley…
Another recommended book that’s still in print, by French archaeologist Jean Clottes…
And two more speculative books on the subject by scholar David Lewis-Williams that we’ve spotlighted here before…
The documentary the world has waited 35,000 years for! The part that gets me is when Herzog mentions a pair of ancient footprints deep in the cave: one belonging to a small boy, and next to him, the prints of a “wolf.” It’s Timmy and Lassie’s ancient ancestors. The mental picture of a small boy and his faithful wolf-dog venturing into the dark, unknown recesses of a cave together is just thrilling.
Even talking the tale coming from his mouth sounds so Herzogian. Can’t wait to see it.,