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There have been occasional documentaries that follow the process of creation and through perseverance and attempts at understanding of the subject, something stunning or worthy of attention duly arrives.
‘Lost In La Mancha’ is a documentary that is interesting on two levels; firstly it explains well that Terry Gilliam is the subject and secondly, it sows the seeds of curiosity and finance needed for his ongoing project called ‘The Man Who Killed Don Quixote’.
“Shows a side to the film-making process”
What is surprising about this film, is that it shows a side to the film-making process, the politics involved and the arduous task involved without ever becoming dull about the various wrangles included in the outcome.
Where as some documentaries can become a burden to all those who get within five feet of the camera, ‘Lost In La Mancha’ has a good and interesting feel about it from the start and works very well on DVD in conjunction with two excellent interviews with Johnny Depp and Terry Gilliam.
However, this is also an accidental view into an extremely sad and heartbreaking experience that allows the viewer to think all manner of areas about the concept of documentaries.
Terry Gilliam is indeed a fascinating American animator, director and a legend for his prominence with always creating new possibilities about comedy and films.
‘Lost In La Mancha’ is not as incredible as the makers would like the audience to believe, but it does ponder on events in life and focuses in perhaps why they sometimes move in directions that at first seem senseless.
