kino1969 Even in its length, I wanted to see more. Yes, Gilliam has the "Cimino Curse," but it is unwarranted. This documentary shows his "madness," but it is no more than that of other directing legends (Kubrick comes to mind). What happens to Gilliam is NOT his fault. If not, very little is. As the filmmakers keep repeating, "Munchausen, Munchausen, Munchausen." This documentary shows its audience all of the problems with making movies. It isn't as easy as many think. Gilliam and others do as much as they can to get the movie made, but flight training overhead, storms, and medical problems are always sprouting. I remember the good days of making student movies. For me, it was just terrible. Everything had to fit into a perfect line: timetables, money, actors, crew, sets. Hollywood just throws everything to some talentless hack, but those directors who have talent are constantly fighting any and all problems that arise. Does that make them eccentric? No. It makes them hard workers with a true love for the art of cinema. That being said, this documentary shows the problems with film making. Extremely insightful and well done. To boot, the narration is given to Bridges.8 of 10, mostly for it feeling too brief! 9 of 10 for the DVD with the Salman Rushdie interview, which is MUST SEE! ----- E.

shiftyeyeddog I love Gilliam films. I love Depp. I love Don Quixote. All this adds up to great frustration in seeing their Quixote film crash and burn. Will we ever see it on screen? Who knows. Maybe someday. But this documentary gives a great glimpse into what might have been, and makes a great counter-story to the in-depth Episode I and X-Men DVD making-of documentaries that showed how a successful film comes together. This one shows the darker side of film-making and what can happen when all goes awry. Very interesting, if completely frustrating to be teased with such a perfect group on a project that may never be completed.

Desmond Florence A brilliant documentary about what indeed can go wrong on a film and how fortunate we are too see many great films come to life. Making a film is like re-creating life, and this film show us how difficult it can indeed be. If ever, it's here where Murphy's law applies deeply.After reading the comments here I have little to add - All of them say what I want to say. I would have liked to see this film come out though! Since I am a great fan of Terry and all his films.I think there should be made a documentary on Gilliam, it's definitely something that I would like to see. His imagination and his self-destructiveness are what make him an excellent filmmaker.

Andrew Hamilton I had the opportunity of seeing this film as part of the Edinburgh Film Festival in 2002. A group of us, all filmmakers, saw this 'making of' together and were left speechless by what we saw.The challenges faced by this filmmaker (Terry Gilliam) were uncanny and catastrophic and every step of the way, it was captured on film for posterity. From casting problems to actor health problems, to impossible weather conditions, this film shows how a great director is to react when the worst of the worst happens. As a filmmaker, I had to really reconsider whether I knew what I was getting into. Gilliam's composure under fire is amazing. Lost in La Mancha started out as a "making of" Gilliam's "Don Quioxte" but actually wound up being an excellent educational documentary for what can go wrong with even the best of film endeavors. If you're interested in how films are made, I definitely recommend you pick up a copy of "Lost in La Mancha". It is a fascinating insight to the world of high stakes storytelling.