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Lost in La Mancha

2002 · 93 min

A wry, painful backstage chronicle of grand ambition colliding with mud, weather and bad luck.

Directed by
Keith Fulton, Louis Pepe
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Jeff Bridges, Johnny Depp, Vanessa Paradis
Tagline
They’ve got a story, but have lost the plot.
Overview
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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Directed by
Keith Fulton, Louis Pepe
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Jeff Bridges, Johnny Depp, Vanessa Paradis
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • obsession
  • art
  • betrayal
  • survival
Places
  • countryside
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Action2
Horror1
Humour4
Realism9
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Genres
documentary
Directed by
Keith Fulton, Louis Pepe
Written by
Keith Fulton, Louis Pepe
Starring
Jeff Bridges, Johnny Depp, Vanessa Paradis, Jean Rochefort, Terry Gilliam, Tony Grisoni, Philip A. Patterson, Nicola Pecorini
Music
Miriam Cutler
Runtime
93 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
French, English, Spanish

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