May 29th | monday | 7:15 pm | São Brás Cineteatro Jaime Pinto
Original Title: The Man Who Killed Don Quixote; Director: Terry Gilliam; Screenplay: Terry Gilliam, Tony Grisoni, Miguel de Cervantes y Saavedra; Photography: Nicola Pecorini; Music: Roque Baños; Editing: Teresa Font, Lesley Walker; Artistic direction: Alejandro Fernández, Gabriel Liste; Production: Tornasol Films, Pandora da Cunha Telles, Proximus; Interpreters: José Luis Ferrer, Ismael Fritschi, Juan López-Tagle, Adam Driver; P.O.: Spain, Belgium, Portugal, United Kingdom; V.O.: en, es;
Synopsis:
Toby, a cynical advertising director, finds himself caught up in the delusions of an old Spanish shoemaker who believes he is Don Quixote. In the course of his comic and increasingly surreal adventures, Toby is confronted with the tragic repercussions of a film he made as a young and idealistic man. Will Toby be able to regain his humanity? Can Don Quixote survive his madness and imminent death? Or will love triumph? UKBAR FILMES
Festivals and Awards:
Cine Awards Days 2019 | Life in ShadowsGoya Awards 2019 | Best Production Direction, Best Makeup and HairdresserMagritte Awards, Belgium 2019 | Best Foreign Film in CooproductionAquila Awards 2022 | Best Director
Org.: Cinemalua – Cultural Association and Municipality of São Brás de Alportel | Supported by the Regional Directorate of Culture of the Algarve
Source: https://www.cm-sbras.pt/pt/agenda/13727/cinemalua—sessoes-de-inverno—o-homem-que-matou-dom-quixote.aspx