Product: La Guerre du feu (1982)
Rating: 5.0
Intriguing and disturbing fact : the dawn of fire!
Quest for fire represents possibly the best achievement in the cinema story in what concerns to the nothing easy treatment around this passionate and engaging issue.The fire was a symbol of mysterious, defense against the weather and wild animals, but above all, its possession conferred power.A peaceful tribe who lives in a cavern, is suddenly attacked by wolves, and in the middle of this struggling and bloody contend, the fire extinguishes. So four men deide to seek it again. But along this journey many unexpected events will happen to them.The film is formidably made, with tender moments, humor, exploring unsaid insights of the human nature by then, the discover of its creation, combats against humans and beasts wil conform an alluring masterwork that counted with the advise of Desmond Morris in the body language and Anthony Burguess.Jean Jacques Anaud proved to be one of the most prolific French filmmakers of his generation in this unforgettable epic that was filmed in Canada, Scotland Kenya and Iceland.This work is included among my top two hundred cult movies ever made.