Movie Cosmos - The Man Who Killed Don Quixote

Description:

Toby, a cynical film director finds himself trapped in the outrageous delusions of an old Spanish shoe-maker who believes himself to be Don Quixote. In the course of their comic and increasingly surreal adventures, Toby is forced to confront the tragic repercussions of a film he made in his idealistic youth.

Top Cast >

Adam Driver

As Toby

Jonathan Pryce

As Don Quixote

Stellan Skarsgård

As The Boss

Jordi Mollà

As Alexei Miiskin

Joana Ribeiro

As Angelica

Óscar Jaenada

As Gitano

Olga Kurylenko

As Jacqui

Will Keen

As Producer

Rossy de Palma

Sergi López

Paloma Bloyd

As Melissa

Lídia Franco

As Panicky Woman 1

Bruno Schiappa

As Police Chief

Terry Gilliam

As Giant #2 (Voice)

Jason Watkins

As Rupert

Maria d'Aires

As Panicky Woman 2

Jorge Calvo

As Sancho Panza (B&W Film)

Jimmy Castro

As Toby's Cameraman (B&W Film)

Viveka Rytzner

As Junior Creative

Alberto Jo Lee

As Chinese Translator / Creative Creep

José Luis Ferrer

As Don Quixote (commercial)

Ismael Fritschi

As Sancho Panza (commercial)

Juan López-Tagle

As Spanish Propman

Filipa Pinto

As False Angelica

Diogo Andrade

As Noble Dancer (Uncredited)

Joe Manjón

As Toby's Mate

Bruno Sevilla

As Client Rep

William Miller

As 1st AD - Bill

Top Crew >

Terry Gilliam

Director

Reviews:

CinemaSerf (7/10)

I was never a huge fan of Monty Python (or, indeed "Time Bandits") - I find surreal comedy sometimes too much of a stretch for my usually linear appreciation genes. I've got to say, though, that I rather enjoyed this. At times it is truly bonkers, but Adam Driver and Jonathan Pryce do have enough chemistry between them to almost turn this into a (rather eccentric) love story. It is self-indulgent, no point in saying that the audience of (us) cinema goers were ever likely be the prime beneficiaries of this creation, but oddly enough it is exactly what it says on the tin "Quixotic". I am not sure it was worth waiting 29 years for, but it has a few laugh out loud moments and a carefully crafted soundtrack helps keep it lolling along. I'm not sure I will ever watch it again, but I am glad I have seen it.

2022-03-27