Werner Herzog is the only living person who could say things like "the oil is treacherous because it reflects the sky; the oil is trying to disguise itself as water" and not seem like an utterly ridiculous weirdo.
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Geregisseerd door Werner Herzog
Lektionen in Finsternis
An atmospheric, dark war.
Deze film laat de ramp van de olievelden in vuur en vlam in Koeweit zien. In tegenstelling tot de gangbare documentaires zijn er geen commentaren en maar enkele interviews. Wat de hel op aarde moet zijn geweest wordt gepresenteerd aan de kijker op zulk een intense manier, zoals alleen Herzog maar kan.
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Werner Herzog is the only living person who could say things like "the oil is treacherous because it reflects the sky; the oil is trying to disguise itself as water" and not seem like an utterly ridiculous weirdo.
The man-made machinery of hellfire; beautiful, surreal, destructive and self-perpetuating. Feels beamed in from another planet.
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?Has life without fire become unbearable for them?Others, seized by madness, follow suit. Now they are content. Now there is something to extinguish again.only Herzog could make something so ugly seem so ethereal
The film explores the environmental and surreal aftermath of the Gulf War in Kuwait, focusing on the oil fires through a meditative, non-traditional documentary lens.
Werner Herzog directed this 1992 documentary, which is known for its distinct visual style and poetic narration.