Lektionen in Finsternis (1992)

User Rating:

8.3/10   

Director:

Werner Herzog

Writer:

Werner Herzog (writer)

Release Date:

26 October 2002 (Hong Kong)

Genre:

Documentary | Sci-Fi | War

Plot:

This film shows the disaster of the Kuwaitian oil fields in flames. In contrast to the common documentary...

Plot Keywords:

Interview | Flame | Oil Field | Oil | Inferno

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Werner Herzog

...

Narrator (voice)

Also Known As:

Lessons of Darkness (USA) (video title)

Runtime:

50 min

Country:

France | UK | Germany

Language:

German | English | Arabic

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Kuwait

Company:

Canal+

Trivia:

Herzog thought the fires would be burning for months; when he found out they could be out in a few weeks, he hooked up with an experienced English film crew that had gotten permits but hadn't yet decided on the angle to their film.

Goofs:

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).

Quotes:

Narrator: This was once a forest before it was covered with oil. Everything that looks like water is in actuality oil. Ponds and lakes are spread out all over the land. The oil is treacherous because it reflects the sky. The oil is trying to disguise itself as water.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Zomergasten: (#7.3)" (1994)

Wow, baby such lovely and disastrous pictures - unforgettable

Herzog is such a darling bringing all his weirdness and filmmaking skills into a special little masterpiece like this one. Small details like a little flame in the middle of gigantic cloud of black smoke or making a bulldozer beautiful is captured and it is wonderful.