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Fata Morgana

1972 · 76 min

A hypnotic, dreamlike drift through desert heat and strange faces, more meditation than story, asking you to surrender to its rhythm.}{.

Overview
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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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • faith
    • nature
    • exploration
    • isolation
    • memory
    Places
    • wilderness
    • countryside
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • documentary
    • nonlinear
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror2
    Humour2
    Realism6
    Romance1
    Tension2
    Darkness4
    Complexity8
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    documentary
    Directed by
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    Written by
    Werner Herzog
    Starring
    Lotte Eisner, Wolfgang Bächler, Manfred Eigendorf, Günther W. Welpert, Eugen des Montagnes, James William Gledhill, Wolfgang von Ungern-Sternberg
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    Country
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