Lost in La Mancha (R)
synopsis
A documentary that details and depicts the pre-production and the first six days of production of acclaimed director Terry Gilliam's ill-fated attempt to film "The Man Who Killed Don Quixote" in late 2000. Piece by piece, the entire production ended up falling apart. A series of events conspire to shut down the project altogether: a severe storm washing away equipment; jet fighters interrupting the filming of the pivotal and somber Inquisition scene; and the star suffering a damaging back injury. Gilliam's decades-long dream to make a film based on Don Quixote came to a grinding halt--but it was all captured on film. Thus, what was expected to be, simply, a special documentary featurette--shown as part of the film's eventual DVD package--is now the basis of the film, itself.
details
Documentary
1 hr. 32 min.
Opened January 31st, 2003
MovieGoer Review
An amusing and insightful documentary that chronicles director Terry Gilliam's ill-fated attempt to bring his personal vision of Don Quixote to the big screen.
Story
Cervantes' epic tale The Man From La Mancha tells ... MORE
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synopsis
A documentary that details and depicts the pre-production and the first six days of production of acclaimed director Terry Gilliam's ill-fated attempt to film "The Man Who Killed Don Quixote" in late 2000. Piece by piece, the entire production ended up falling apart. A series of events conspire to shut down the project altogether: a severe storm washing away equipment; jet fighters interrupting the filming of the pivotal and somber Inquisition scene; and the star suffering a damaging back injury. Gilliam's decades-long dream to make a film based on Don Quixote came to a grinding halt--but it was all captured on film. Thus, what was expected to be, simply, a special documentary featurette--shown as part of the film's eventual DVD package--is now the basis of the film, itself.
details
Documentary
1 hr. 32 min.
Opened January 31st, 2003
MovieGoer Review
An amusing and insightful documentary that chronicles director Terry Gilliam's ill-fated attempt to bring his personal vision of Don Quixote to the big screen.
Story
Cervantes' epic tale The Man From La Mancha tells ... MORE
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