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Lessons of Darkness mediadocumentary

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Original title

Lektionen in Finsternis (Lessons of Darkness)

Year

1992

Running time

52 min.

Country

Germany

Director

Werner Herzog

Screenwriter

Werner Herzog

Cast

Werner Herzog

Music

Edvard Grieg, Arvo Pärt, Gustav Mahler, Sergei Prokofiev, Franz Schubert, Giuseppe Verdi, Richard Wagner

Cinematography

Paul Berriff, Rainer Klausmann

Producer

Co-production Germany-France-United Kingdom;

Canal+

Genre

Documentary. Sci-Fi. War | Half-length Film. Gulf War

Synopsis

This film shows the disaster of the Kuwaitian oil fields in flames. In contrast to the common documentary film there are no comments and few interviews. What must have been the hell itself is presented to the viewer in such beautiful sights and beautiful music that one has to be fascinated by it. The German title translates 'lessons in darkness'.

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Rankings Position

#18 Best Medium-Length Movies of all time

Critics' reviews

""Herzog [has directed] some of the most fascinating features of the last 30 years, and some of the best documentaries."

Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times
"It’s one of Herzog’s most visually striking films to this day. Both captivating and unforgettable."

Brian Tallerico: rogerebert.com
"Herzog uses his gift for eloquent abstraction to create sobering, obscenely beautiful images of a natural world that has run amok"

Janet Maslin: The New York Times
"I found it disgusting, but if you're able to forget about humanity as readily as Herzog there are loads of pretty pictures to contemplate"

Jonathan Rosenbaum: Chicago Reader

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