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Lessons of Darkness

Lektionen in Finsternis (Lessons of Darkness)

1992

Werner Herzog

Documentary, Self: Werner Herzog

7.5

763

Documentary. Sci-Fi. War 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'.

	Media	Author	Review
		Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	""Herzog [has directed] some of the most fascinating features of the last 30 years, and some of the best documentaries."
		Brian Tallerico rogerebert.com	"It’s one of Herzog’s most visually striking films to this day. Both captivating and unforgettable."
		Janet Maslin The New York Times	"Herzog uses his gift for eloquent abstraction to create sobering, obscenely beautiful images of a natural world that has run amok"
		Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader	"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"

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