Fata Morgana

documentary, 1970

DIRECTED BY: Werner Herzog

Fata Morgana

CAST:
Eugen Des Montagnes,
Lotte Eisner (glas),
James William Gledhill,
Wolfgang von Ungern-Sternberg

SCRIPT:
Werner Herzog

PHOTOGRAPHY:
Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein

Synopsis:
Film shot in Sahara, an allegorical vision of man's life on Earth. An exceptionally difficult achievement direction-wise, a never-ending variation of 'empty' spaces. Background music was provided by the famous musician Leonard Cohen. Many critics consider this work to be Herzog's best.

color, 79 min