Lost in La Mancha

Actually, I'm not such a dumb fellow, but I got annoyed when I rented this thing and got home to find it's not a movie, as another reviewer here has pointed out. Dog-gone it, it's a documentary about an actual failed... Full review

Lost in La Mancha is a tragedy of a documentary chronicling the catastroophic events preventing the filming of Mr. Gilliam's latest crazy dream. Any of you who are treating this as a boring "movie" obviously have not grasped the concepts behind... Full review

Terry Gilliam's had a controversial career. His "Brazil" in 1985 upset Universal because it had a "sad" ending, so they cut it apart and replaced the finale with a "happier" version. Gilliam hated their hack job of his work, and... Full review

Terry Gilliam's had a controversial career. His "Brazil" in 1985 upset Universal because it had a "sad" ending, so they cut it apart and replaced the finale with a "happier" version. Gilliam hated their hack job of his work, and illegally... Full review

This is the perfect documentary of how much can go wrong when trying to make a movie. Everything that could possiblely go wrong does. The acting is great, because this is all really happening. A great movie to see all the... Full review

There is definitely something to be said for someone who has the courage to show a painful disintegration of his own decade-long project. Terry Gilliam has given us a view of the unglamorous daily grind of professional film-making that most people... Full review

Lost in La Mancha was not the sour, totally unfortunate documentary I expected. I knew before I saw the film about a year and a half ago that Terry Gilliam (maverick writer/director/animator/actor from the Monty Python clan) attempted an ambitious... Full review

Lost in La Mancha was not the sour, totally unfortunate documentary I expected. I knew before I saw the film about a year and a half ago that Terry Gilliam (maverick writer/director/animator/actor from the Monty Python clan) attempted an ambitious film... Full review

put verry simply i thoght it was boring...I was falling asleep by the middle of the movie...And it wasnt even that long.... Full review

Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong… But to start at the beginning. There was finally something in the cinemas from the background of movie-making, about how the movies are made and what are the costs. They were high... Full review

Lost In La Mancha was fascinating.......I'm worried that the actual film will be eclipsed in that context.....Best of luck, Gilliam.....What an awesome story that would be..... ... Full Review

When we first started collaborating about 10 years ago, we said to each other that we could probably make a better film together than either of us could on our own. But from the start, we were counting on a happy ending, a triumph. ... Full Review

The documentary comes off as less than honest in its examination of this failed film project and its pacing certainly could have been faster. Laramie Movie Scope:Lost In La Mancha A documentary of a movie disaster by Robert Roten, Film Critic ... Full Review

Lost in La Mancha is as compelling as it is difficult to watch..... ... Full Review

Gilliam is modest enough to know quickly how to play the hand that is dealt him, but confident enough to take his knocks, get up the next morning, and try again. And to Gilliams credit, he manages to take his bad fortune in stride, rolling with the punches for as long as possible, but also possessing the dignity to know when to say quit. ... Full Review

Audience of One is a fascinating, obsession filled doc about a minister who rallies his parish to build a Christian Film Industry. Making of documentary about the Pentecostal production company straddles the miraculously supportive beginnings of the Industry's first film... ... Full Article

THE BROTHERS GRIMM Ever-offbeat director and Monty Python veteran Terry Gilliam gives fresh life to the legend of the dark-fantasy-inventing siblings in this odd mix of whimsy and terror. ... Full Article

Reviewed by Colin Jacobson: The DVDs extras make the package a real winner and it becomes a must-see for fans of Terry Gilliam s work. URL: http://www.dvdmg.com/lostinlamancha.shtml - 29k - 17 Aug 2008 Reviewed by David Williams: Criterion has put ... Full Article

One of the best and most heartbreaking documentaries in recent years is Lost in La Mancha , the devastating tale of Terry Gilliam's attempt to make The Man Who Killed Don Quixote , a twist from the Python on the... ... Full Article

Even for a jaded movie hound like myself, it's been a revelation to experience both the quality and range of documentaries available for home viewing. ... Full Article

There have been many cinematic stabs at realizing "Don Quixote," including a musical ("Man of La Mancha"), a 1957 Russian film adaptation, and even a documentary ("Lost in La Mancha") devoted to a catastrophic attempt by director Terry Gilliam to ... Full Article