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Man of La Mancha

1998 · 103 min

A staged opera broadcast that feels earnest and a little melancholy, asking patience as it blurs madness and faith.

Directed by
Benoît Vlietinck
Genres
Music
Starring
José van Dam, Alexise Yerna, Georges Gautier
Overview
"Man of the Mancha" tells the story of the "mad" knight Don Quixote as a play within a play, performed by Cervantes and his fellow prisoners as he awaits a hearing with the Spanish Inquisition. Television broadcast of the Liège production in French with German subtitles.

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Directed by
Benoît Vlietinck
Genres
Music
Starring
José van Dam, Alexise Yerna, Georges Gautier
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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • madness
  • identity
  • faith
  • freedom
  • art
Places
  • prison
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • musical
  • single location
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism3
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
music
Directed by
Benoît Vlietinck
Starring
José van Dam, Alexise Yerna, Georges Gautier, Serge Swysen, Olivier Grand, Patrick Vilet, Jacques Duparc, Anne-Catherine Gillet
Runtime
103 min
Country
Belgium, Germany, France
Languages
French

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