Lost in La Mancha

Filmmaker Terry Gilliam has been dreaming of a screen adaptation of 'Don Quixote' for over 30 years. Gilliam arrived in Spain in August 2000 to begin filming The Man Who Killed Don Quixote, a science-fiction story that was to star Johnny Depp as a contemporary Sancho Panza who travels back in time to aid Don Quixote. But anything that could go wrong did, and it would be 18 years before the film would materialize.

The documentary by Keith Fulton and Louis Pepe, initially expected to be a ‘making of’ film, ended up following the relentless stream of sheer bad luck and offering fascinating insights into the commercial cinema's absolute dependence on finance.

Filmography: The Bad Kids (2016), Brothers of the Head (2005), The Hamster Factor and Other Tales of Twelve Monkeys (1996).

He Dreams of Giants, the continuing adventure of Gilliam’s production, is also screened in the Festival’s program as a double feature.

On the purchase screen you can purchase a discounted ticket for the 2 movies.