Lost in La Mancha

Name: Lost in La Mancha
Genre: Documentary
Released: January 31, 2003
Duration: 89 min
Rating: 75
Cast: Jeff Bridges, Terry Gilliam

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IFC Films | Release Date: January 31, 2003 | R

Starring: Jeff Bridges, Terry Gilliam

Summary: Lost In La Mancha may be the first 'un-making of' documentary; the story of a film that does not exist. Instead of a sanitized glimpse behind the scenes, this film offers a unique, in-depth look at the harsher realities of filmmaking. With drama that ranges from personal conflicts to epic storms, this is a record of a film disintegrating.Lost In La Mancha may be the first 'un-making of' documentary; the story of a film that does not exist. Instead of a sanitized glimpse behind the scenes, this film offers a unique, in-depth look at the harsher realities of filmmaking. With drama that ranges from personal conflicts to epic storms, this is a record of a film disintegrating. (Quixote Films)… Expand

Director: Keith Fulton and Louis Pepe

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: R

Runtime: 89 min

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The Guardian Peter Bradshaw

It’s a documentary that should be shown in all film schools. Read full review

Dallas Observer Bill Gallo

An ideal film for movie buffs, who are bound to delight in each new misfortune even as they sympathize with the documentarians' sometimes inflated vision of a tortured genius at work. Read full review

Michael Sragow

This documentary could have been a simple downer. Instead, it's a giddy, manic-depressive roller coaster - because it brings us eye to eye with Gilliam. Read full review

Richard Schickel

It will fascinate and possibly even delight cinephiles. Who does not enjoy gawking at accidents, particularly those in which there are no fatalities and the sad story unfolds in almost slow-motion clarity? Read full review

William Arnold

In the end, it's not much fun to watch a brave artist getting his dream kicked out of him. Read full review

Megan Lehmann

When Gilliam is finally forced to admit defeat, it is nothing short of heartbreaking - for audiences, too, as the few shots that made it into the can hold such promise. Read full review

Stanley Kauffmann

So this is not, as vaunted, a documentary about a film destroyed by temperaments and tizzies. It is the account of a medical catastrophe that could have spoiled the opening of a supermarket. Read full review

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jp992751

Jan 26, 2011

Kind of a boring mockumentary. Depp was good but it just wasn't anything special. So many opportunities for a laugh fell by the wayside. If this is an actual documentary I don't buy it.

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