# Lost in La Mancha (2002)

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**Runtime**: 93 min
**Genres**: Documentary
**Directed by**: Keith Fulton, Louis Pepe
**Written by**: Keith Fulton, Louis Pepe
**Starring**: Jeff Bridges, Johnny Depp, Vanessa Paradis, Jean Rochefort, Terry Gilliam, Tony Grisoni

> *They’ve got a story, but have lost the plot.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Hearts of Darkness without a finished film. Terry Gilliam's adaptation of Don Quixote quickly spirals into production hell. The resulting documentary is a wry study of filmmaking hubris.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, outsider

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