Fata Morgana

FRG, 1971, directed by Werner Herzog

79 minutes / 35mm / OV w/ Engl. sub

An essay film structured in three parts: creation, paradise and the golden age. Three narrators allow an artificial mythology to unfurl. The images, largely shot in North Africa, are captivating and fascinating precisely because they don’t “illustrate” anything. With great freedom, this first part of the so-called creation trilogy links together scorched landscapes, rusty parts of abandoned equipment, hard-working people, lonely settlements. This world is shown through the eyes of an alien, mysterious and not without moments of humor.

The screening is part of the film series “Werner Herzog”.

→ Kino Arsenal – Potsdamer Straße 2 – 10785 Berlin | Admission: € 8,50