Don Quixote (1957)

Original title

Дон Кихот

Directed by

Grigori Kozintsev

Genre

drama film, adventure film

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

1h 34m

Rated

6

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 30 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An aging gentleman loses his grip on reality after reading too many chivalric romances. He sets out on a horse to right wrongs and live as a knight with his loyal companion.

melancholicwhimsicalslow-burnearnestcontemplativegroundedpoetic

What happens

Don Quixote (Russian: Дон Кихот, translit. Don Kikhot) is a 1957 Soviet drama film directed by Grigori Kozintsev. It is based on Evgeny Schwartz's stage adaptation of Miguel de Cervantes's novel of the same name. It was entered into the 1957 Cannes Film Festival. The film was exhibited in the mid-1960s by Australian University film clubs receiving the productions of Sovexportfilm. It was the first film version of Don Quixote to be filmed in both widescreen and color. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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