The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2018)

[buttercupia]

Saw this last night. Lovely film. Funny, poignant, weird, very Gilliam.  Jonathan Pryce was astonishing in his portrayal of DQ. Adam Driver gave me the range I wanted after seeing Black KKKlansman. He's a darn good actor.

The plot wove the DQ story, the story of Gilliam's attempt at it, and his typical flights of fantasy together very well. Very much worth seeing.

[StatisticalOutlier]

I didn't think I was going to get a chance to see it because it's not exactly getting wide distribution, but the planets aligned and it showed up where I am.

Completely agree with everything you said.  I'm not a Gilliam fan but Mr. Outlier is, and I tagged along (partly based on reading your post a few weeks ago), and was glad I did.  I thought Adam Driver was splendid.

We saw the documentary when it came out (15 years ago, I just realized!), and would like to see it again to tie everything together.  Oh, and maybe get the Cliffs Notes for Don Quixote because neither of us has ever read it.  But then I'd probably want to see The Man Who Killed Don Quixote again, to tie up new loose ends, and it could end up being a never-ending cycle.

[Browncoat]

I finally got a chance to see this tonight, and I LOVED it!  It is, as you said, @buttercupia, very Gilliam, and probably not to everyone's taste, but I thought it was hilarious and tragic and just a little insane.

I would like to see the documentary you mentioned, @StatisticalOutlier.  I bet it was fascinating.

[StatisticalOutlier]

12 hours ago, Browncoat said:

I would like to see the documentary you mentioned, @StatisticalOutlier.  I bet it was fascinating.

It's called Lost in La Mancha.  It would be interesting to see it now, with the movie now actually in existence.

[Browncoat]

43 minutes ago, StatisticalOutlier said:

It's called Lost in La Mancha.  It would be interesting to see it now, with the movie now actually in existence.

Thanks!