Fata Morgana
1971 · 76 MIN · IMDB 6.7 · 4,204 VOTES · DIR. Werner Herzog
Overview
Shot under extreme conditions and inspired by Mayan creation theory, the film contemplates the illusion of reality and the possibility of capturing for the camera something which is not there. It is about the mirages of nature—and the nature of mirage.
Dialogue Timeline — 270 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:05:12 And it is told how once...
00:09:29 Only the seas gather ed under the firmament...
00:11:23 ...and the begetter of sons wer e ther e upon the unfathomable waters.
00:13:16 ...and br ought their words and considerations into accord.
00:14:07 By these thr ee is the ''Heart of Heaven'' encompassed.
00:18:40 ...so that light shall be in heaven and on earth.
00:19:55 ...and they wer e majestic instanter.
00:22:13 ...after the high mountains had come forth into light.
00:24:38 At once the stag and the fowl wer e shaped...
00:25:42 Thus was the earth haunted by them...
00:29:15 ...everyone after his family...
00:33:55 ...to build living beings, to make moving cr eatur es.
00:35:17 Ther e r eigned a rain-darkness...
00:35:59 ...they wer e all, r oot and branch, destr oyed.
00:44:38 The gates of Paradise ar e open to everybody.
00:46:14 They ar e generally large pr edators.
00:49:08 ...of fat tailed sheep which we count on a lot.
00:50:30 lt's not fun.
00:53:29 ln Paradise plane-wr ecks have been distributed in the desert in advance.
00:59:50 While you ar e sleeping...
01:06:00 ln the backgr ound, smoke is rising, that is to say...
01:10:09 lt's difficult not to encounter a camel on the wayside...
01:11:01 ...and an inner voice urges us to look at the vigor ous plant gr owth...
01:14:05 The land is entranced with Peace.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed270
Dialogue density3.6 lines / min
First line00:05:12
Final line01:14:05
Production Record
DirectorWerner Herzog
LanguageGerman
IMDb votes4,204