Don Quixote

Don Quixote

One man scorned and covered with scars still strove with his last ounce of courage to reach the unreachable stars and the world will be better for this.

Directed by Orson Welles

Produced by El Silencio Producciones

1992116 min6.2 / 10

A fragmented, meditative adaptation of Cervantes' classic that follows an idealistic dreamer and his companion through modern Spain, blending quixotic romance with existential reflection on the gap between aspiration and reality.

A posthumous 1992 reconstruction of Orson Welles’s long-unfinished Don Quixote project, edited by Jesús Franco from footage shot between 1957 and 1972, following Don Quixote and Sancho Panza as they wander modern Spain in pursuit of chivalric ideals. (Note: This version represents a later editorial assembly, not a film completed by Welles.)

Questions people ask

  • Does Don Quixote end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is Don Quixote scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Don Quixote violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is Don Quixote sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.

  • Is Don Quixote easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 62% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

39/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

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Rarity93

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise12

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love30

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Don Quixote

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Don Quixote

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Don Quixote, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Don Quixote, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Don Quixote, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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