at the berlinale i had the pleasure to see this film in an extra screening because the first and supposed to be the only one was overcrowded. the film starts as a very good making of, because they documented weeks of preproduction too. the camera comes very close to gilliam, his childlike enthusiasm and high professionality. so you feel closer to him when the drama begins. heavy rains in the spanish desert and especially Jean Rocheforts serious illness made the shooting a mess and they had to stop the project after five days. it´s a real horror- movie, especially for those who have at least a little experience on a film set. the few shots in 35mm and (very nice idea) when we here gilliam reading parts of the script while we see the storybook like a cartoon makes us feel the loss and let us hope,that they can continue their work someday...
Review of Lost in La Mancha
