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Tangentially related and recommended. Werner Herzog's film that also features longer sections on the fire fighting efforts on the oil fields. https://en.wikipe

by dewey 1y ago

Tangentially related and recommended. Werner Herzog's film that also features longer sections on the fire fighting efforts on the oil fields. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lessons_of_Darkness https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lessons_of_Darkness

nchmy 1y ago
Someone just recommended this to me the other day! I must also recommend the recently-deceased legend Sebastiao Salgado's photos from Kuwait oil fires. https://publicdelivery.org/sebastiao-salgado-kuwait/ https://publicdelivery.org/sebastiao-salgado-kuwait/
- slybot 1y ago
  https://m.imdb.com/title/tt3674140/ https://m.imdb.com/title/tt3674140/ I watched this movie on cinema a decade ago. Highly recommended.
  - nchmy 1y ago
    It is, indeed, a tremendous documentary. He's one of my greatest inspirations.
echelon_musk 1y ago
For lighter viewing there is Sorcerer (1977) [0] with Roy Scheider. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorcerer_(film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorcerer_(film)
- dreamcompiler 1y ago
  Great Tangerine Dream soundtrack too.
  - PaulDavisThe1st 1y ago
    firefighter and tangerine dream fan, eh? we should cross paths ...
    - dreamcompiler 1y ago
      Pretty sure I'm just down the road from you too.
      - PaulDavisThe1st 1y ago
        north-central NM ?
        dreamcompiler 1y ago
        yep
        PaulDavisThe1st 1y ago
        Santa Fe County, eastern region, here.
        dreamcompiler 1y ago
        Sent you some email. Might have gone to spam.
- mikkupikku 1y ago
  Not sure I'd call that lighter viewing, but it's a truly excellent movie.
mtmail 1y ago
Video is hosted on archive.org https://archive.org/details/lessons-of-darkness-1992 https://archive.org/details/lessons-of-darkness-1992