Underplayed Gems
The whole movie catalogue

Films and series, searchable by what they are

← Back to the shop

Mirage (1972)

Mirage poster
Original title
Espejismo
Directed by
Armando Robles Godoy
Genre
drama film
Country
Peru
Runtime
1h 22m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man travels through the Peruvian desert and reflects on his life. The film follows his memories and encounters as he seeks meaning.

introspectivecontemplativemoodyslow-burnmelancholicatmosphericreflective

What happens

Mirage (Spanish: Espejismo) is a 1972 Peruvian drama film directed by Armando Robles Godoy. Robles Godoy wrote the screenplay together with Bernardo Batievsky. It is the only Peruvian film to date to be nominated for a Golden Globe Award. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

More like this

This page is from Underplayed Gems. Not quite it? Tell the Catbot what you feel like watching and it picks from the whole catalogue, or browse by genre, country and year.

Lists: Korean thrillers worth the evening · Anime films beyond Studio Ghibli · Slow films for a rainy night · Horror that unsettles instead of startling · Series you can finish in a weekend · Nordic crime worth the subtitles · Good films that end in under 90 minutes · Documentaries that play like thrillers

Loading movies…

What should I watch?