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Lost in La Mancha (DVD, 2003)

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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-funded budget. Then Gilliam must wait for the lead actors, Johnny Depp and French actor Jean Rochefort, to show up on location in Spain. When Depp and Rochefort finally arrive, shooting commences, but within the first few days a torrential rainstorm hits the set, washing away much of the equipment and significantly altering the dry desert landscape. And to make matters much worse, Rochefort, who plays the central role of Don Quixote, falls ill and returns to Paris for medical treatment. As the days of the Quixote-less production go by, tensions among the crew members increase and Gilliam faces the frustratingly real prospect of scrapping the film.LOST IN LA MANCHA provides a fascinating look into both the mind and the method of maverick director Terry Gilliam. No stranger to film production problems (most notably with BRAZIL and THE ADVENTURES OF BARON MUNCHAUSEN), Gilliam sets out to make DON QUIXOTE with imagination and determination that echoes the noble delusions of its title character. As in the story, however, fantasy finds a fierce opponent in the form of reality, and Gilliam and his crew must decide what to do with a production that seemed jinxed from the start. The fly-on-the-wall footage, candidly captured by Fulton and Pepe, makes for an intriguing film within a film that combines behind-the-scenes frustration and heartbreak with genuinely funny moments.

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UPC0767685954836
eBay Product ID (ePID)3421437

Product Key Features

RatingR
Movie/TV TitleLost in La Mancha
DirectorKeith Fulton, Louis Pepe
FormatDVD
Release Year2003
GenreMusical & Performing Arts
Sub-GenreMedia Arts

Additional Product Features

Region CodeRegion 1
Number of Discs1
Country/Region of ManufactureUSA
Release Date20030624
Film CountryUSA

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  • offshoot info of ManOfLaMancha

    worth watching once anyway...just for the behind scenes scenes...we love Man Of La Mancha (O'Toole & Loren) a great and favorite movie.

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  • Great behind the scenes footage

    It’s a shame it never did get finished and put into film what does make for great behind-the-scenes footage and outbreaks it was still very interesting and you’re still a pleasure to be able to make it as part of my Johnny Depp collection

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  • Classic documentary plus lots of extras

    The documentary itself is an absolute classic, but in top of that, a plethora of bonus material that will be a treat to Terry Gilliam fans. Interviews, deleted scenes, it's awesome for those of us who have followed his saga.

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  • Interesting.

    Depp and Gilliam, you can't lose.

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  • Good movie.

    Good older movie

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