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Lessons of Darkness (German: Lektionen in Finsternis) is a 1992 documentary film directed by Werner Herzog. The film is an exploration of the ravaged oil fields of post-Gulf War Kuwait, decontextualized and characterized in such a way as to emphasize the terrain's cataclysmic strangeness.
Oct 26, 2002 · Lessons of Darkness: Directed by Werner Herzog. With Werner Herzog. This film surveys the disaster of the Kuwaiti oil fields in flames, with little narration and scarcely any interviews. Hell on Earth is presented in such transcendent visions and music that one can only be fascinated by it.
- (6.8K)
- Documentary, War
- Werner Herzog
- 2002-10-26
Jun 20, 2023 · On April 30, 1999, Werner Herzog delivered – in his iconic Bavarian monotone – a manifesto titled “Lessons of Darkness” at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis. The now-famous Minnesota Declaration outlined his opposition to documentary filmmaking that makes claims to represent an objective, unaltered version of reality.
- Thom Waite
Jun 9, 2022 · Lessons of Darkness (German: Lektionen in Finsternis) is a 1992 film by director Werner Herzog. Shot in documentary style on 16-millimetre film from the perspective of an almost alien observer, the film is an exploration of the ravaged oil fields of post-Gulf War Kuwait, decontextualised and characterised in such a way as to emphasise the ...
- 54 min
Oct 2, 2010 · Now, having seen many of his other films, Lessons of Darkness--while not necessarily my all-time favorite Herzog film--still sticks in my mind as it so vividly introduced me to his particular brand of storytelling and approach to truth and fiction.Herzog directed Lessons of Darkness in 1991.
In this documentary, filmmaker Werner Herzog films the raging flames while narrating from the perspective of a confused alien visitor, musing on the strangeness of the landscape.
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- Documentary, Sci-Fi, War
