Lost in La Mancha
They’ve got a story, but have lost the plot.
A darkly comic documentary about creative ambition colliding with chaos, capturing both the human bonds and mounting despair of a doomed film production.
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.
Essence
Ensemble
Jeff Bridges
Narrator (voice)
Johnny Depp
Self
Vanessa Paradis
Self
Jean Rochefort
Self
Terry Gilliam
Self - Writer & Director
Tony Grisoni
Self - Co-Writer
Philip A. Patterson
Self - First Assistant Director
Nicola Pecorini
Self - Director of Photography
Andrea Calderwood
Self - Former Head of Production
Bernard Bouix
Self - Executive Producer
René Cleitman
Self - Producer
José Luis Escolar
Self - Line Producer
Closest match
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same mood
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Hidden gem
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
