Fata Morgana
West Germany • 1971
Director
Synopsis
Considered by many to be the quintessential masterpiece among Werner Herzog’s early works, FATA MORGANA can be described as an expressionist documentary. Consisting of three parts, the film is an absorbing collection of images shot in an around the Sahara Desert combined with poetic voice-over and music by Leonard Cohen, all coming together to evoke an alien world that is actually our own.
Synopsis
Considered by many to be the quintessential masterpiece among Werner Herzog’s early works, FATA MORGANA can be described as an expressionist documentary. Consisting of three parts, the film is an absorbing collection of images shot in an around the Sahara Desert combined with poetic voice-over and music by Leonard Cohen, all coming together to evoke an alien world that is actually our own.
Credits
Crew
DirectorWerner Herzog
WriterWerner Herzog
CinematographerJörg Schmidt-Reitwein
EditorBeate Mainka-Jellinghaus
ProducerWerner Herzog