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Werner Herzog (writer)
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Release Date:
26 October 2002 (Hong Kong) more
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This film shows the disaster of the Kuwaitian oil fields in flames. In contrast to the common documentary... more | add synopsis
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Werner Herzog ... Narrator (voice)
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Also Known As:
Lessons of Darkness (USA) (video title)
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50 min
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1.78 : 1 more
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Director Werner Herzog cheerfully admitted that the quote at the end of the film, allegedly by Pascal, was completely made up and falsely attributed to give it more weight. more
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Crew or equipment visible: In an aerial shot, the shadow of the camera's helicopter is visible (about 10 minutes, 8 seconds into the film). more
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Narrator: Two figures are approaching an oil well. One of them holds a lighted torch. What are they up to? Are they going to rekindle the blaze? Is life without fire become unbearable for them?... Others, seized by madness, follow suit. Now they are content. Now there is something to extinguish again. more
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14 out of 16 people found the following comment useful.
atmospheric magic, 26 June 2000
Author: Kalle Ryan from New York City

I was lucky enough to catch a one-off showing of this at the Brooklyn Academy of Music and it completely floored me. Although not for everyone (as with all Herzog films), he gives us a present day apocalyptic vision, infused with biblical and mythical power that ranks as highly as any of his feature film efforts. Herzog's lush visuals reach a new peak (in particular the aerial footage), as they are accompanied by incredibly fitting music and narration. This film is as close as cinema comes to painting. If you get a chance to see this, then do not hesitate. Prepare yourself for a rush.

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