Fata Morgana (1971 film)
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| - | '''Negative Space: Manny Farber on the Movies''' ([[1971]]) is a collection of [[film criticism]] by [[Manny Farber]]. Its first sentence reads "The saddest thing in current films is watching the long-neglected action directors fade away as the less talented [[De Sica]]s and [[Zinnemann]]s continue to fascinate the critics." | ||
| - | Product Description | + | '''''Fata Morgana''''' is a film by [[Werner Herzog]], shot in 1969, which captures mirages in the desert. Herzog describes the film as "a documentary shot by extraterrestrials from the Andromeda Nebula, and left behind." The only narration consists of a recitation of the Mayan creation myth (the [[Popol Vuh (band)|Popol Vuh]]) by [[Lotte Eisner]], and text written by Herzog himself. |
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| + | Film critic [[David Thomson (film critic)|David Thomson]] describes ''Fata Morgana'' as "extraordinary": "[The] desert is a model for mankind. The film is in three sections: the first showing an unpeopled, beautiful wasteland; the second introducing signs of human wreckage; and the third showing wretched vestiges of life. Totally imaginative, it is a legend of life at extremes that contrasts with ''[[2001: A Space Odyssey (film)|2001: A Space Odyssey]]''. Whereas [[Stanley Kubrick]] has an all-powerful, riddle-making consciousness behind the universe, [[Werner Herzog|Herzog]]'s creator is as fallible, quirky and uncertain as man himself."{{Fact|date=January 2008}} | ||
| - | [[Manny Farber]], one of the most important critics in movie history, championed the American [[action film]]—the bravado of [[Howard Hawks]], the [[art brut]] styling of [[Samuel Fuller]], the crafty, sordid entertainments of [[Don Siegel]]—at a time when other critics dismissed the genre. His witty, incisive criticism later worked exacting language into an exploration of the feelings and strategies that went into low-budget and radical films as diverse as [[Michael Snow]]'s ''[[Wavelength]]'', [[Werner Herzog]]'s ''[[Fata Morgana (film)|Fata Morgana]]'', and [[Chantal Akerman]]'s ''[[Jeanne Dielman]]''. Expanded with an in-depth interview and seven essays written with his wife, artist [[Patricia Patterson]], ''[[Negative Space]]'' gathers Farber's most influential writings, making this an indispensable collection for all lovers of film. | ||
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Fata Morgana is a film by Werner Herzog, shot in 1969, which captures mirages in the desert. Herzog describes the film as "a documentary shot by extraterrestrials from the Andromeda Nebula, and left behind." The only narration consists of a recitation of the Mayan creation myth (the Popol Vuh) by Lotte Eisner, and text written by Herzog himself.
Film critic David Thomson describes Fata Morgana as "extraordinary": "[The] desert is a model for mankind. The film is in three sections: the first showing an unpeopled, beautiful wasteland; the second introducing signs of human wreckage; and the third showing wretched vestiges of life. Totally imaginative, it is a legend of life at extremes that contrasts with 2001: A Space Odyssey. Whereas Stanley Kubrick has an all-powerful, riddle-making consciousness behind the universe, Herzog's creator is as fallible, quirky and uncertain as man himself."Template:Fact
