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Fata Morgana

  • 19711971
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  • 1h 19m
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6.7/10
3.8K
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Fata Morgana (1971)
  • Documentary
  • Comedy
  • Drama
Footage shot in and around the Sahara Desert, accompanied only by a spoken creation myth and the songs of Leonard Cohen.Footage shot in and around the Sahara Desert, accompanied only by a spoken creation myth and the songs of Leonard Cohen.Footage shot in and around the Sahara Desert, accompanied only by a spoken creation myth and the songs of Leonard Cohen.
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
3.8K
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  • Director
    • Werner Herzog
  • Writer
    • Werner Herzog(original screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Lotte Eisner(voice)
    • Eugen Des Montagnes
    • James William Gledhill
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  • Director
    • Werner Herzog
  • Writer
    • Werner Herzog(original screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Lotte Eisner(voice)
    • Eugen Des Montagnes
    • James William Gledhill
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    • 24User reviews
    • 35Critic reviews
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    Eugen Des Montagnes
    James William Gledhill
    Wolfgang von Ungern-Sternberg
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      • Werner Herzog
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      • Werner Herzog(original screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      All entries contain spoilers
    • Connections
      Featured in I Am My Films (1978)
    • Soundtracks
      Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye
      Written and Performed by Leonard Cohen

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    10/10
    Haunting and Hypnotic.
    Fata Morgana is an absolute masterpiece. It's Werner Herzog's most unconventional film. It doesn't have a plot or story. Instead of a story, we're given a collection of images, words and music that work so wonderfully together. It's not a documentary either. Some of the people in this film are directed and given lines to read. It has some of the most beautiful and haunting images. Herzog shoots real mirages and we see cars and people floating around in the middle of the desert who aren't actually there but hundreds of miles away reflected like in a mirror. The use of music in this movie is so brilliant - from Leonard Cohen, Mozart, and the Third Ear Band. Imagine Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey in the desert; that's what this movie is like. This film is so hypnotic that it has the ability to make you feel as though your spirit has left your body. A must see. It will change the way you view films. Rating: 10 out of 10.
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    • Jun 26, 2003

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    • Release date
      • February 1, 1972 (West Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • West Germany
    • Language
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Фата-моргана
    • Filming locations
      • Burkina Faso
    • Production company
      • Werner Herzog Filmproduktion
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 19 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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