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Lost In La Mancha
2002
Directed by Keith Fulton and Louis Pepe, LOST IN LA MANCHA documents Terry Gilliam's disaster-prone attempt to make THE MAN WHO KILLED DON QUIXOTE, a film largely based on the classic novel by Miguel de Cervantes. The movie first encounters difficulties in its preproduction stage, starting with an uncomfortably small European-.. Read more
| Starring | Terry Gilliam, Jean Rochefort, Johnny Depp |
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| Director | Keith Fulton, Louis Pepe |
| Genres | Documentary |
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Critics' reviews (3)
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Opening with clips from Orson Welles's ill-fated attempt to bring the Cervantes classic to the screen, Keith Fulton and Louis Pepe's “un-making of” documentary account of the derailment of Terry Gilliam's The Man Who Killed Don Quixote is made up from over 80 hours of video footage, widescreen rushes and animated storyboards. With Jean Rochefort as the eccentric knight and Johnny Depp as a time-traveller mistaken for Sancho Panza, everything looked set. But an air of Munchausen madness pervades both pre-production and the brief shoot, leaving one to lament the loss of a potential masterpiece and marvel at the terrifying unpredictability of the movie business.
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With a leading actor taken ill, a storm destroying the sets and jet fighters screaming overhead, this is an object lesson in how not to make a big budget feature. For those not involved the six days before the project was abandoned resemble a surreal come
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Given that Fulton and Pepe had made a superior 'making of' documentary about his feature film12 Monkeys, it's not... read more on Time Out
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Most helpful members' reviews (3)
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14 out of 15 people found this review helpful
Compelling, funny, sad...
I've always been a fan of Cervantes' Don Quixote and when I heard that Terry Gilliam was adapting it for the screen, my eyes lit up. Sadly, Lost In La ... more
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8 out of 10 people found this review helpful
a great tragedy
View a modern tradedy through the eyes of one of the most visionary film makers of the modern era.
We don't feel sorry for Gilliham as we don'... more -
5 out of 5 people found this review helpful
[Highly rated reviewer]
Funny, heartbreaking and painful to watch
You know the story, a documentary on Terry Gilliam's attempt to bring Don Quixote to the screen. As a piece of film it shows the difficulties of putting ... more
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Most recent members' reviews (2)
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4 out of 5 people found this review helpful
Heartbreaking
To see the pain that all concerned went through when it seemed that this film was just not meant to be made is heartbreaking. What is even sadder is the footage... more
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8 out of 10 people found this review helpful
a great tragedy
View a modern tradedy through the eyes of one of the most visionary film makers of the modern era.
We don't feel sorry for Gilliham as we don'... more
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14 out of 15 people found this review helpful
Compelling, funny, sad...
I've always been a fan of Cervantes' Don Quixote and when I heard that Terry Gilliam was adapting it for the screen, my eyes lit up. Sadly, Lost In La ... more
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8 out of 10 people found this review helpful
a great tragedy
View a modern tradedy through the eyes of one of the most visionary film makers of the modern era.
We don't feel sorry for Gilliham as we don'... more -
5 out of 5 people found this review helpful
[Highly rated reviewer]
Funny, heartbreaking and painful to watch
You know the story, a documentary on Terry Gilliam's attempt to bring Don Quixote to the screen. As a piece of film it shows the difficulties of putting ... more
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5 out of 5 people found this review helpful
Engaging, insightful, and really rather good
If you like Terry Gilliam, then there's already enough reason for you to watch this movie. But even if you don't, Lost In La Mancha is a fascinating ... more
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4 out of 5 people found this review helpful
Heartbreaking
To see the pain that all concerned went through when it seemed that this film was just not meant to be made is heartbreaking. What is even sadder is the footage... more
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4 out of 6 people found this review helpful
excellent!!!
This documentry shows the ambitition and imagination of one of my favourite directors. Its such a tragedy that the film went belly up because it would be be a ... more
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
A genius at work
When Monty Python's Terry Gilliam sets out to make a film, you know that it will be pioneering, adventurous, fantastically conceived and often very ... more
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Depends on your persuasion
If, like me, you a interesting in the film making process, are a fan of Terry Gilliam and appreciate it when others experience a bit of bad luck, this is well ... more
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
Excellent!
As a movie fan, documentary fan and 'making of' fan, this film was a genuine treat. Gilliam himself is a captivating lead, a persistent visionary ... more
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
Fairly interesting
Beyond me why Terry Gilliam wanted to make this film, but the disasters which befell it are quite interesting and watchable. Although glad I did not see it in ... more
Critics' reviews (3)
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Opening with clips from Orson Welles's ill-fated attempt to bring the Cervantes classic to the screen, Keith Fulton and Louis Pepe's “un-making of” documentary account of the derailment of Terry Gilliam's The Man Who Killed Don Quixote is made up from over 80 hours of video footage, widescreen rushes and animated storyboards. With Jean Rochefort as the eccentric knight and Johnny Depp as a time-traveller mistaken for Sancho Panza, everything looked set. But an air of Munchausen madness pervades both pre-production and the brief shoot, leaving one to lament the loss of a potential masterpiece and marvel at the terrifying unpredictability of the movie business.
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With a leading actor taken ill, a storm destroying the sets and jet fighters screaming overhead, this is an object lesson in how not to make a big budget feature. For those not involved the six days before the project was abandoned resemble a surreal come
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Given that Fulton and Pepe had made a superior 'making of' documentary about his feature film12 Monkeys, it's not... read more on Time Out
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