Review of Fata Morgana (1972) by Iikka V — 13 Aug 2013

An experimental film consisting of footage of people and landscape shot in the Sahara, without a traditional plot. It does have some narration, partly borrowing from the Mayan creation myth, over the footage though.

However the narration doesn't work as well with the footage as it could. Some of the footage is very beautifully shot, while some is just dreadfully dull, especially in the first part of the film, which is mostly footage of sand.

Overall the film is interesting as a concept, but quite boring in the end.