Lost in La Mancha (2002)
- Directed by
- Louis Pepe, Keith Fulton
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 7.1 of 10 from 235 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A documentary follows filmmaker Terry Gilliam as he tries and fails to shoot his adaptation of Don Quixote. The cast and crew struggle with budget problems, bad weather, and an injured star. The film shows how the production fell apart.
frustratingunfinishedbehind-the-scenesmelancholictensereflectiveabsorbingwry
What happens
Lost in La Mancha is a 2002 documentary film about Terry Gilliam's first attempt to make The Man Who Killed Don Quixote, a film adaptation of the 1605/1615 novel Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes. The documentary was shot in 2000 during pre-production and filming and it was intended as a "making-of" documentary for the film. However, Gilliam's failure to complete his film resulted in the documentary filmmakers retitling their work as Lost in la Mancha and releasing it independently. Written and directed by Keith Fulton and Louis Pepe, Lost in La Mancha presents Gilliam's effort to make Don Quixote as a parallel to Quixote's quest to become a hero. It co-stars Johnny Depp, Jean Rochefort, and Vanessa Paradis, who were cast as stars for The Man Who Killed Don Quixote. It is narrated by Jeff Bridges. Gilliam ultimately succeeded in making The Man Who Killed Don Quixote, which was released in 2018. Fulton and Pepe have made a follow-up documentary, titled He Dreams of Giants, which covers Gilliam's entire scope of work on the Quixote project. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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