Lost in La Mancha (2002)

-- Terry Gilliam

Lost In La Mancha may be the first "un-making of" documentary. In a genre that exists to hype films before their release, Lost In La Mancha presents an unexpected twist: it is the story of a film that does not exist. Instead of a sanitised glimpse behind the scenes, Lost In La Mancha offers a unique, in-depth look at the harsher realities of filmmaking. With drama that ranges from personal conflicts to epic storms, this is a record of a film disintegrating.

In September 2000, when the cameras began rolling on Terry Gilliam's adaptation of Don Quixote, the production already had a chequered past including ten years of development, a series of producers and two previous attempts to start the film. Gilliam had achieved the difficult task of financing the $32 million budget entirely within Europe -- a feat that would provide him with freedom from the creative restrictions of Hollywood. The uphill journey was not, however, inconsistent with Gilliam's career: his more than fifteen year history of battling the Hollywood machine had cast him, like Quixote, as a visionary dreamer who rages against gigantic forces.

Joining the Madrid based production team eight weeks before the shoot, Lost In La

More Plot Descriptions

Watch trailer View 21 Photos

Discussion forum for this movie

Thread Replies Last Post There are no discussion threads for this movie yet... Start a new discussion about this movie.

Trailers

Official Trailer • [Quicktime] (Large) • [Quicktime] (Small)

  Submit a trailer link

Cast

Terry Gilliam Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Life of Brian, The Meaning of Life Johnny Depp Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Platoon, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Vanessa Paradis The Girl On the Bridge, Élisa, Half a Chance Jeff Bridges The Big Lebowski, K-PAX, Arlington Road Orson Welles Citizen Kane, The Third Man, Touch of Evil Tony Grisoni 1st Annual Directors Guild of Great Britain DGGB Awards, In This World, The Island on Bird Street Philip A. Patterson [more]

Wallpapers

1024x768