The Past We Can Never Return To (2020)

The Past We Can Never Return To (2020) poster

In September of 1940, an 18-year-old mechanic named Marcel Ravidat was walking his dog, Robot, in the countryside of Southwestern France when the dog disappeared down a hole. Robot eventually returned but the next day, Ravidat went to the spot with three friends to explore the hole. And after quite a bit of digging, they discovered a cave with walls covered with paintings, including over 900 paintings of animals, horses, stags, bison and also species that are now extinct, including a wooly rhinoceros. The paintings were astonishingly detailed and vivid with red, yellow and black paint made from pulverized mineral pigments that were usually blown through a narrow tube, possibly a hollowed bone, onto the walls of the cave. It would eventually be established that these artworks were at least 17,000 years old.

Genre: Documentary, Animation
Runtime: 9 min
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Country: Germany, United States of America
Original Language: en
More Films in Genre: Documentary, Animation

Frequently Asked Questions

What is The Past We Can Never Return To about?
In September of 1940, an 18-year-old mechanic named Marcel Ravidat was walking his dog, Robot, in the countryside of Southwestern France when the dog disappeared down a hole. Robot eventually returned but the next day, Ravidat went to the spot with three friends to explore the hole. And after quite a bit of digging, they discovered a cave with walls covered with paintings, including over 900 paintings of animals, horses, stags, bison and also species that are now extinct, including a wooly rhinoceros. The paintings were astonishingly detailed and vivid with red, yellow and black paint made from pulverized mineral pigments that were usually blown through a narrow tube, possibly a hollowed bone, onto the walls of the cave. It would eventually be established that these artworks were at least 17,000 years old.
Who stars in The Past We Can Never Return To?
The Past We Can Never Return To stars John Green.
How long is The Past We Can Never Return To?
The Past We Can Never Return To has a runtime of 9m (9 minutes).
What genre is The Past We Can Never Return To?
The Past We Can Never Return To is a Documentary, Animation film.
Where was The Past We Can Never Return To produced?
The Past We Can Never Return To was produced in Germany, United States of America.