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Fata Morgana(Movie, 1970)

1h 16min | Genre: Documentary
Fata MorganaRating: 3.4/5 (with 3131 votes)
Fata Morgana is a 1971 film by Werner Herzog, shot in 1968 and 1969, which captures mirages in the Sahara and Sahel deserts. Herzog also wrote the narration by Lotte H. Eisner, which recounts the Mayan creation myth, the Popol Vuh. ()
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About Fata Morgana

Shot under extreme conditions and inspired by Mayan creation theory, the film contemplates the illusion of reality and the possibility of capturing for the camera something which is not there. It is about the mirages of nature—and the nature of mirage.

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Werner Herzog film collection: Fata Morgana - Trailer(Trailer, 2:45)

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Additional Information

Production country: Germany
Original language: German (DE)
Spoken languages: German (DE)
Translated into 8 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Polish (PL), Swedish (SV), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 10/07/1971 (World premiere: 06/04/1971)
Director: Werner Herzog
Producer: Werner Herzog
Screenwriter: Werner Herzog
Director of Photography: Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein

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Other movies with this title: Fata Morgana (XC, 1976), Fata Morgana (RO, 1981), Fata Morgana (CA, 2002), Fata Morgana (FI/RU, 2004), Fata Morgana (DE, 2007), Fata Morgana (NL, 2011), Fata Morgana (AT, 2013), Fata Morgana (CN/US, 2016), Fata Morgana (FR/UA, 2019)

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