Quest for Fire

Quest for Fire (French La Guerre du feu after an eponymous novel) is a 1981 fantasy film directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud.

Related Topics:
French - La Guerre du feu - 1981 - Fantasy film - Jean-Jacques Annaud

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

The film tells the story of a group of paleolithic humans who travel their dangerous world in search of a flame to rekindle their lost fire. It stars Everett McGill, Ron Perlman, Nameer El-Kadi and Rae Dawn Chong; other actors include The Great Antonio.

Related Topics:
Paleolithic - Everett McGill - Ron Perlman - Nameer El-Kadi - Rae Dawn Chong - The Great Antonio

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

The anthropology in this film is muddled — three separate human species, only one of which seems to be sapiens, plus one apelike group — but it nevertheless has some great moments and more humour than one would expect.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

The movie was adapted by Gérard Brach from the novel by J.-H. Rosny. The invented language spoken by the prehistoric humans was invented by Anthony Burgess. The gestural and body language was overseen by Desmond Morris, author of The Naked Ape.

Related Topics:
Gérard Brach - J.-H. Rosny - Anthony Burgess - Desmond Morris - The Naked Ape

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

It won the Academy Award for Makeup.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~