Fata Morgana
documentary, 1970
DIRECTED BY: Werner Herzog
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