# Lost in La Mancha (2002)

> A witty yet rueful chronicle of Terry Gilliam's impossible attempt to turn Don Quixote into a film amid escalating production disasters.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/12757

## Facts

- Runtime: 93 min
- Genres: Documentary
- Director: Keith Fulton, Louis Pepe
- Cast: Jeff Bridges, Johnny Depp, Vanessa Paradis, Jean Rochefort, Terry Gilliam, Tony Grisoni, Philip A. Patterson, Nicola Pecorini
- TMDB rating: 7.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0308514/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Mood: witty, tense, rueful, film school viewing, cinema history study

## Synopsis

A filmmaker's dream faces the harsh realities of production challenges and unforeseen obstacles.

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