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Article: Film: Apocalypse then If any director could bring the picaresque epic Don Quixote to the big screen, it was Terry Gilliam. But in his way were trials on a biblical scale - and a documentary team to capture the sorry, sodden tale. He tells MARK KERMODE why he can't move on
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- The Independent (London, England)
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- July 26, 2002
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This year, your local multiplex should have been playing host to
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote, the latest epic from director Terry
Gilliam, who redefined modern fantasy cinema with bravura gems such
as Brazil, Time Bandits, and 12 Monkeys. Unfortunately, due to a
series of unforseen complications ranging from the trivial (financial
and contractual difficulties) to the apocalyptic (plague, flooding,
and even the thunder of war courtesy of Nato jet-fighters), the main
feature has been delayed indefinitely. Instead, we have Lost In La
Mancha, a splendidly sad account of Gilliam's battle against the
forces of nature which is described as "the first `un-making of' film
documentary" and which ...
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