Fata Morgana (1971)

Footage shot in and around the Sahara Desert, accompanied only by a spoken creation myth and the songs of Leonard Cohen.

Director:

Werner Herzog

Writer:

Werner Herzog (original screenplay)

Stars:

Lotte Eisner, Eugen Des Montagnes, James William Gledhill

Cast

Credited cast:
Lotte Eisner	...	Narrator (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Eugen Des Montagnes
James William Gledhill
Wolfgang von Ungern-Sternberg

Storyline

Footage shot in and around the Sahara Desert, accompanied only by a spoken creation myth and the songs of Leonard Cohen.

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Plot Keywords:

desert | voice over | three parts | experimental film | sahara desert | 

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Genres:

Documentary | Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

[All trivia items for this title are spoilers.]

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Connections

Featured in I Am My Films - A Portrait of Werner Herzog (1978)

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Soundtracks

Suzanne
Written and Performed by Leonard Cohen

User Reviews

Notebooks

Herzog has produced works of genius. That's because he has incredibly trustworthy cinematic intuition, believes in forces that called be charmed forth and is unafraid to take deep risks in his quest for the hypnotic.

He also has some interesting things to say about his work. But I advise you to _not_ listen to what he has to say because the subtlety and depth of his work is greater than his conscious insights.

A man like this constantly works/ Some of his output is well formed, others just notebooks. This is the latter. It still has moments of wonder but the scope is very local. This is a collection of short form studies. During this period, he was also writing journals, several hundred pages of cinematic notes. Next years "Wrath" was where these ideas were coherently shaped.

Ted's Evaluation -- 2 of 3: Has some interesting elements.

Details

Country:

West Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

1 February 1972 (West Germany)

Also Known As:

Фата Моргана

Filming Locations:

Sahara Desert, Africa

Company Credits

Production Co:

Werner Herzog Filmproduktion

Technical Specs

Runtime:

76 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1