Quest for Fire
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Actor: Bibi Caspari, Frank Olivier Bonnet, George Buza, Joy Boushel, Matt BirmanCinematographer: Claude Agostini
Composer: Philippe Sarde
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 100 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-03-04
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Movie Reviews of Quest for Fire
Movie Review: Talk about a blast from the past...
Summary: 5 Stars
This one is pretty far in the past--80,000 years ago, to be precise.
Everyone has primitive languages and they grunt a lot, but somehow we understand what they mean. Fire is what everyone wants but only a few know how to make. The tribe that Naoh, Amoukar and Gaw belong to lose their flame and send the aforementioned three men on a quest to find it again. Along the way they encounter hostile tribes, wild animals, and a young woman who knows the secret of making fire. She even teaches the men how to laugh.
I have to hand it to the actors; they must have been willing to endure bare skin showing, dirt and grime, funky teeth, lots of hair, greasy pelts, and being out in the elements. The only thing that seems a bit out of place is some of the music, which sounds a bit too modern to my ears. Still, the rest of the film is strong enough to overcome this factor.
This is so far superior to the more recent 10KBC movie that I can't even compare them.
Summary of Quest for Fire
A colossal adventure odyssey that turns back the hands of time to the very beginning of man's existence. 80,000 years ago, when man roamed the earth, he was exposed to the many harsh elements of nature. Against the perilous atmosphere of rugged terrain, rival tribes and savage beasts, Quest for Fire examines a peaceful tribe's search for that all important element fire, and the knowledge to create it. Focusing on human dream as well as realistic insights into pre-historic man, the constant struggle for survival is vividly recreated in this sensational production.Quest for Fire is so detailed in its depiction of prehistoric man that it might have been made by time-traveling filmmakers. Instead it's a bold and timeless experiment by visionary director Jean-Jacques Annaud (The Bear), inviting scientific debate while presenting a fascinating, imaginary glimpse of humankind some 80,000 years ago. Using diverse locations in Kenya, Scotland, and Canada, Annaud tells the purely visual story of five tribes (some more advanced than others) who depend on fire for survival. They "steal" fire from nature, but the actual creation of fire remains elusive, lending profound mystery and majesty to the film's climactic, real-time display of fire-making ingenuity. Employing primitive language created by novelist Anthony Burgess and body language choreographed by anthropologist Desmond Morris, a unique ensemble of actors push the envelope of their profession, succeeding where they easily could've failed. They're carnal, violent, funny, curious, and intelligent; through them, and through the eons, we can recognize ourselves. --Jeff Shannon
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