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Lost in La Mancha

Lost in La Mancha

Documentary · 2002

Fulton and Pepe's 2000 documentary captures Terry Gilliam's attempt to get The Man Who Killed Don Quixote off the ground. Back injuries, freakish storms, and more zoom in to sabotage the project.

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Lost in La Mancha

“They’ve got a story, but have lost the plot.”

2002 Documentary 1h 33m

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TMDB

7.1 / 10

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Fulton and Pepe's 2000 documentary captures Terry Gilliam's attempt to get The Man Who Killed Don Quixote off the ground. Back injuries, freakish storms, and more zoom in to sabotage the project.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Keith Fulton · Louis Pepe

Written by

Louis Pepe · Keith Fulton

Jeff Bridges

Jeff Bridges

Narrator (voice)

Johnny Depp

Johnny Depp

Self

Vanessa Paradis

Vanessa Paradis

Self

Jean Rochefort

Jean Rochefort

Self

Terry Gilliam

Terry Gilliam

Self - Writer & Director

Tony Grisoni

Tony Grisoni

Self - Co-Writer

Philip A. Patterson

Philip A. Patterson

Self - First Assistant Director

Court is in session

Put Lost in La Mancha on trial.

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The defence The Auteur Devotee

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.