Lessons of Darkness (1992)

overview : Shot in documentary style from the perspective of an almost alien observer, the film is an exploration of the ravaged oil fields of post-Gulf War Kuwait. An effective companion to his earlier film Fata Morgana, Herzog again perceives the desert as a landscape with its own voice, as he glides over seas of oil, geyser-like infernos, monstrous smoke plumes and ashen roadways. With musical accompaniment by Wagner, Prokofiev and Pärt to boot, he observes the soot-covered creatures allured by the blaze.

Release Date : Feb 21, 1992

Runtime : 54m

Genre : War  Documentary  

Companies : Werner Herzog Filmproduktion, Première, Canal+

Countries : France, Germany, Kuwait, United Kingdom

Keywords : gulf war, fire, kuwait, oil field