Lost in La Mancha
Cast
Jeff Bridges as Narrator (voice)
Bernard Bouix as Himself
Ren� Cleitman as Himself
Johnny Depp as Himself
Benjam�n Fern�ndez as Himself
Directed by
Keith Fulton and Louis Pepe
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Rater #2
6/10. Lost in La Mancha is an interesting documentary that doesn't seem to
be fit for the big screen. It's about former Monty Python guy and now
director Terry Gilliam's attempt to make a comedy about Don Quixote.
It's been in his mind for a decade, and now he's deciding to do
something about it.
Of course, nothing is that easy. First, he can't get any financing in
Hollywood, so he goes to Spain to shoot, and needs a budget of around
$40 million. He gets $32 million. Despite all of those, there's some
that isn't their fault. An airplane flies over a shoot that's
supposed to take place a long time ago. There's a torrential rain
storm, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera.
I don't really know much about the story of Don Quixote, but I'm a
huge Python fan, so I decided this was worth a look. I enjoyed it,
but it isn't the 4-star masterpiece that the papers make it to
believe. Carrie Rickey of the Philadelphia Inquirer calls it "sad,
funny". I didn't really find it sad or heartbreaking, nor did I
really crack up. Sure, I laughed when I saw the "giants", but I
wasn't rolling on the floor laughing (which two of the three Monty
Python movies made me do). I felt bad for Gilliam, but that was about
it.
I've never been a huge documentary fan, but if used effectively, I
can tolerate it. This blended the right amount of interviews and
narration to make it work. I, however, think this would have been
better as a one-hour IFC channel documentary or a special feature on
the DVD on something. Ironically, Gilliam is using the money raked in
from this movie to fund another attempt of Don Quixote. Maybe this'll
be a bonus feature on that DVD.
It didn't look phony, thank goodness. Sometimes, you can tell when
these are fake, but this was genuine. I was mad, however, that only
the crew members were interviewed, and not actors supposed to be in
the film, such as Johnny Depp (whom I was never a huge fan of, but it
would have been interesting to see his take). It didn't get off topic
or anything, except I wish we could have seen a little more of the
actual film.
There's not really that much more to say about Lost in La Mancha.
It's worth a peek, but really nothing to get your hopes up about.
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Rated R for language.
Running time: 93 minutes
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