Fata Morgana
1971 · Movie · 76 min · ★ 6.5 · 67% critics
Shot under extreme conditions and inspired by Mayan creation theory, the film explores the illusion of reality and whether a camera can capture what seems to be there but isn’t. Centered on nature’s mirages, it treats perception itself like a mirage.
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Details
- Years
- 1971
- Release date
- 1972-02-01
- Language
- German
- Runtime
- 76 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 67/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (86 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy Fata Morgana if you like mind-bending films about perception and illusion, especially when inspired by creation myths like those echoed in F for Fake or Berlin: Symphony of Metropolis; Not for you if you want a straightforward story or conventional entertainment.
Pros: striking mirage concept; extreme conditions; thought-provoking themes | Cons: slow, abstract pacing; reality-illusion focus may frustrate
Themes
- avant-garde
- tuareg
- poetic documentary
- djazair
- algerian sahara
Cast & crew
Lotte Eisner
as Narrator (voice)
Wolfgang Bächler
as Narrator (voice)
- ME
Manfred Eigendorf
as Narrator (voice)
- GW
Günther W. Welpert
as Narrator (voice)
- EM
Eugen des Montagnes
- JG
James William Gledhill
- WU
Wolfgang von Ungern-Sternberg
Directed by Werner Herzog