Fata Morgana (1970)
- Directed by
- Werner Herzog
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Germany
- Runtime
- 1h 19m
- Rated
- 6
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 86 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This documentary shows mirages in the Sahara and Sahel deserts. Werner Herzog accompanies the images with narration based on the Mayan creation myth.
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What happens
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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Dreamaway (2018)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.