Cinematic background from Lessons of Darkness 1992 - 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.

Lessons of Darkness

1992

Documentary, War

Directors:
Werner Herzog
Writers:
Werner Herzog
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Movie still from “Lessons of Darkness” (1992), directed by Werner Herzog – A man in a white hat standing in front of a smoke filled sky; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lessons of Darkness” (1992), directed by Werner Herzog – A man standing in front of an open door; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lessons of Darkness” (1992), directed by Werner Herzog – An aerial view of a body of water and a dark sky; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Lessons of Darkness” (1992), directed by Werner Herzog – An aerial view of a body of water; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Lessons of Darkness” (1992), directed by Werner Herzog – A woman wearing a headscarf is holding a child; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Lessons of Darkness” (1992), directed by Werner Herzog – Some people are standing on the side of the road; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lessons of Darkness” (1992), directed by Werner Herzog – A body of water near a city at dusk; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Lessons of Darkness” (1992), directed by Werner Herzog – A man wearing a hard hat and a gas mask while standing in front of a smoke filled sky; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lessons of Darkness” (1992), directed by Werner Herzog – A person standing in the middle of an empty field at night; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Lessons of Darkness” (1992), directed by Werner Herzog – A man in a white suit and a helmet is standing in front of an oil rig; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Lessons of Darkness” (1992), directed by Werner Herzog – A fire fighter spraying water on a fire truck; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lessons of Darkness” (1992), directed by Werner Herzog – A man in a white helmet is using a hose to put out a fire; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lessons of Darkness” (1992), directed by Werner Herzog – An aerial view of a flooded area with trees and water; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Lessons of Darkness” (1992), directed by Werner Herzog – A man in a hard hat walking on a dirt road; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lessons of Darkness” (1992), directed by Werner Herzog – A man wearing a hat and a white jacket standing in front of a fire; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lessons of Darkness” (1992), directed by Werner Herzog – A tractor is driving down a dusty road; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lessons of Darkness” (1992), directed by Werner Herzog – A person wearing a helmet smoking a cigarette; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Lessons of Darkness” (1992), directed by Werner Herzog – A view of a bunch of water towers at sunset; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lessons of Darkness” (1992), directed by Werner Herzog – A large plume of smoke coming out of the ground; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Lessons of Darkness” (1992), directed by Werner Herzog – A man wearing a white hat and a white shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lessons of Darkness” (1992), directed by Werner Herzog – An old tower in the middle of a lake; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Lessons of Darkness” (1992), directed by Werner Herzog – An aerial view of an open pit with a lot of smoke coming out of it; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Lessons of Darkness” (1992), directed by Werner Herzog – An oil field is on fire at night time; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Lessons of Darkness” (1992), directed by Werner Herzog – A tank is in the middle of a field with smoke coming out of the sky; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lessons of Darkness” (1992), directed by Werner Herzog – A man standing in front of an exploding gas tank; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lessons of Darkness” (1992), directed by Werner Herzog – A person with a helmet on a fire hydrant; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lessons of Darkness” (1992), directed by Werner Herzog – A man standing on top of a dirt field; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lessons of Darkness” (1992), directed by Werner Herzog – An oil fire is burning in the distance; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Lessons of Darkness” (1992), directed by Werner Herzog – An oil rig on fire in the middle of the night; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Lessons of Darkness” (1992), directed by Werner Herzog – An aerial view of an explosion in a field; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Lessons of Darkness” (1992), directed by Werner Herzog – An oil fire is burning in the middle of the desert; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Lessons of Darkness” (1992), directed by Werner Herzog – An oil field is burning in the middle of the night; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Lessons of Darkness” (1992), directed by Werner Herzog – Three men are standing in front of a large machine; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lessons of Darkness” (1992), directed by Werner Herzog – A person wearing a helmet and goggles looking into a mirror; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lessons of Darkness” (1992), directed by Werner Herzog – An excavator is in the dirt with smoke billowing from it; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lessons of Darkness” (1992), directed by Werner Herzog – A view of trees and a field in the fog; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lessons of Darkness” (1992), directed by Werner Herzog – An excavator is in the middle of a pile of rubble; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lessons of Darkness” (1992), directed by Werner Herzog – A fire is burning in the middle of the night; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Lessons of Darkness” (1992), directed by Werner Herzog – An aerial view of an open pit mine; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Lessons of Darkness” (1992), directed by Werner Herzog – Smoke billows from a fire in the desert; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lessons of Darkness” (1992), directed by Werner Herzog – An old tank sitting in the middle of the desert; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Lessons of Darkness” (1992), directed by Werner Herzog – A group of people standing in front of a large fire; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lessons of Darkness” (1992), directed by Werner Herzog – An oil storage tank is shown with smoke billowing from it in the background; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Lessons of Darkness” (1992), directed by Werner Herzog – A man riding a tractor on top of a field; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lessons of Darkness” (1992), directed by Werner Herzog – A person standing in front of a fire hydrant; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lessons of Darkness” (1992), directed by Werner Herzog – A man in a white suit is holding a hose; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Lessons of Darkness” (1992), directed by Werner Herzog – A person wearing a helmet with a fire in the background; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lessons of Darkness” (1992), directed by Werner Herzog – A group of people standing on top of a pile of dirt; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Lessons of Darkness” (1992), directed by Werner Herzog – A man is spraying water from a fire hose; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lessons of Darkness” (1992), directed by Werner Herzog – Two men in hard hats and overalls in the mud; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lessons of Darkness” (1992), directed by Werner Herzog – A man in a hard hat working on a piece of wood; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Lessons of Darkness” (1992), directed by Werner Herzog – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Lessons of Darkness” (1992), directed by Werner Herzog – An old fire hydrant on the side of a mountain; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Lessons of Darkness” (1992), directed by Werner Herzog – A man in a hard hat working on a bridge; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Lessons of Darkness” (1992), directed by Werner Herzog – A person wearing a head scarf; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lessons of Darkness” (1992), directed by Werner Herzog – A large construction vehicle is in the dirt; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lessons of Darkness” (1992), directed by Werner Herzog – A building in the middle of the desert dust storm at sunset; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lessons of Darkness” (1992), directed by Werner Herzog – A large amount of smoke coming out of a building; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lessons of Darkness” (1992), directed by Werner Herzog – A man wearing a hard hat and gloves is holding something; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lessons of Darkness” (1992), directed by Werner Herzog – A woman sitting on the ground wearing a black veil; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lessons of Darkness” (1992), directed by Werner Herzog – A person with a helmet on; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Lessons of Darkness” (1992), directed by Werner Herzog – An image of an oil well in the middle of the day; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Lessons of Darkness” (1992), directed by Werner Herzog – A fire is burning in the distance near a field; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Lessons of Darkness” (1992), directed by Werner Herzog – An older woman and a young boy walking on a sidewalk; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lessons of Darkness” (1992), directed by Werner Herzog – A dump truck is being used to dump water into the ground; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Lessons of Darkness” (1992), directed by Werner Herzog – A man climbing on the side of an old train; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lessons of Darkness” (1992), directed by Werner Herzog – A man wearing a hard hat and a jacket; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Lessons of Darkness” (1992), directed by Werner Herzog – Two firemen are standing next to a destroyed building; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lessons of Darkness” (1992), directed by Werner Herzog – An image of an industrial area with a lot of smoke coming out of the sky; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lessons of Darkness” (1992), directed by Werner Herzog – Two men in hard hats are standing next to a crane; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lessons of Darkness” (1992), directed by Werner Herzog – An image of an explosion coming out of a pipe; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Lessons of Darkness” (1992), directed by Werner Herzog – A man standing in front of a fire in the desert; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lessons of Darkness” (1992), directed by Werner Herzog – A man in a hat is looking at something in the distance; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Lessons of Darkness” (1992), directed by Werner Herzog – A dirt field that has a lot of dirt on it; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lessons of Darkness” (1992), directed by Werner Herzog – Smoke billows out of a power line as a fire rages; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lessons of Darkness” (1992), directed by Werner Herzog – An older man with a hat and a beard; Close Up shot, High angle