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MOVIE SUMMARY
A man rehearses a lecture he is planning to give, analyzing
serial killers. He claims that a woman is soon to be murdered in the
city. It is inevitable, he explains, as some people are born victims
while others are born to kill. He plans to identify the future
victim through a series of photographs of violent acts. Fashion
model Gim, played by iconic Spanish actress Teresa Gimpera, finds
herself alone in a Barcelona that seems almost deserted. She seeks
out her lover, Alvaro, for help.
On her way to meet him she is harassed by a series of men
and followed by a huge and menacing silver truck with blacked out
windows. Through a loud-speaker on the truck a mechanical voice
orders all persons to leave the city immediately. Gim finds that
Alvaro’s former girlfriend, Miriam, is staying in his house having
just returned from London where a terrible but unexplained event
occurred.
In Alvaro’s “art chamber”, an obviously disturbed Miriam
finds a large knife disguised as a metallic silver fish. Meanwhile,
a group of teenage boys cut out a picture of Gim from a huge
advertising billboard. They carry it through the empty city streets
in a silent procession. Directed in 1965 by Vicente Aranda (The
Blood Spattered Bride) Fata Morgana is a hallucinogenic mixture of
chase thriller, science fiction, art film and comic-book inspired
puzzle.
Filled with garishly colored visuals and with a hypnotic jazzy
soundtrack, the film is a unique and highly entertaining first
feature from one of world cinema’s most renowned creators.
DISC FEATURES
New 2k scan from original negative
Fully restored and uncut
Interview with actress Teresa Gimpera
Interview with Angel Sala
director of the Sitges Film Festival
Audio commentary from critic
Rachael Nisbet
Alternate opening sequence
Optional English
subtitles
REVIEW QUOTES “Nice jazzy strange abandoned city nightmare moods.”
Ghostarcade, Letterboxd
“a terrific comic-strip fantasy from the 60s” lor, IMDB
“the film is a brilliant surprise, very refined and
innovating, enigmatic and stimulating.” Esotika Erotica Psychotica
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