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RE: The Making of Quixote - cclark - 04-04-2018

Here's one: https://www.franceinter.fr/amp/culture/qui-veut-la-peau-de-don-quichotte

English translation via Google:
Quote:Who wants the skin of "Don Quixote" (or Terry Gilliam)?
Posted on Wednesday April 4th, 2018 at 9h05

by Corinne Audouin @cocale

This Wednesday, April 4, in front of the Court of Appeal of Paris, is the fate of a film "cursed": "The man who killed Don Quixote", the film that Terry Gilliam has not yet managed to lead to the dark rooms.

For 20 years, Terry Gilliam, the director - among others - of "Brazil" and films of Monty Python, caresses the dream of adapting the "Don Quixote" of Cervantes. The dream had, for the first time, turned into a nightmare. In 2000, the shooting of the film was interrupted by a combination of factors : torrential rains, herniated disc of the actor Jean Rochefort, noise of the military planes flying over the place of shooting ... The fiasco gave rise to a documentary, "Lost in La Mancha " , released in 2002.

But Terry Gilliam is not a man to give up. In February 2016, he misses only a few million euros, on a budget of 16 million, to shoot "The Man Who Killed Don Quixote". Over the years, he imagined Robert Duvall, then John Hurt in the role of knight wandering against the windmills, before entrusting the role to Michael Palin, his old accomplice Monthy Python. A director introduces him to Paulo Branco: the exuberant producer of films by Raoul Ruiz and Andrew Zulawski likes to say that he sometimes financed films while playing at the casino .

"The person who takes all the risks is me"
Branco is enthusiastic, promises to find the money before shooting begins in September. Terry Gilliam writes to partners who are worried about the reputation of the producer : "The only way to make the film this year is to jump into madness, with Paulo" . The prediction will prove to be accurate: the two men will never succeed in working together, despite the contract signed in April 2016 . Paulo Branco is very clear: there will be only one captain in this boat, and it will be him, " the person who takes all the risks, it's me ", he writes in an email that we could consult . He agrees to respect the budget of 16 million euros and the artistic choices of the director, in exchange for the transfer of his rights.

But Terry Gilliam, scalded, refuses to trust blindly his producer, asks for news of the budget , the financing plan. Over the months, several co-producers are thanked, Amazon withdraws from the project. Paulo Branco tells Terry Gilliam to reconsider his project, refuses to hire his assistant director, ratiboizes the makeup budget, hires his sister as a costume designer. When, again at the end of July 2016, Terry Gilliam asks for accounts, Paulo Branco gets upset: the money is harder to find than expected, he asks the director to stop asking for the budget, threatening to "send everyone back" at home " .

The exit of the film blocked
In fact, the adventure stops abruptly, August 6, 2016: in an email, Paulo Branco announces that he suspends the pre-production, which must begin two days later, if Terry Gilliam does not give him full powers on the film. "I do not want to be responsible for another industrial disaster, that is to say a Lost in La Mancha 2 " he writes to the director, whose behavior and demands he criticizes. Terry Gilliam refuses, the pre-production is canceled: for the director, their contract is therefore obsolete.

This is challenged today by Paulo Branco, who still claims to own the rights to the film . In the spring of 2017, Terry Gilliam finally shot "The Man Who Killed Don Quixote" with another producer. In casting, another Terry Gilliam loyalist, Jonathan Pryce, has replaced Michael Palin. But Paulo Branco believes that their contract of April 2016 is still valid. The conflict paralyzes the film's release, originally scheduled for May ... as well as its possible selection at the next Cannes Film Festival.

Hearing at 9:30 on April 4 before the Paris Court of Appeal, the judgment will be reserved.



RE: The Making of Quixote - cclark - 04-04-2018

The hearing is over: https://twitter.com/cocale/status/981497808657231872

Quote:Terry Gilliam on the way out of the Court of Appeal. He said he was happy to finally finish his film. Will not compromise with Branco. Answer on June 15th. #Quichotte



RE: The Making of Quixote - bruttenholm - 04-04-2018

Asked about Cannes festival, Gilliam answered "Venice is a very beautiful city"... Technically, the verdict would not prevent the film to be screened in Cannes, as it would not be a public release (it would prevent the film to open in France at the same time, though).
(Maybe a jury presided by Guillermo Del Toro will be more keen on Gilliam's film anyway)
By the way I'm french so I can understand all the articles, ask me if something's unclear...


RE: The Making of Quixote - cclark - 04-04-2018

Thanks Bruttenholm. As clumsy as Google Translate is, I think I got the gist of the article.

This tweet by Corinne Audouin also gives more than a little hope for a Cannes premier: https://twitter.com/cocale/status/981520460117630978
Quote:Finally, not legally impossible that "The man who killed Don #Quichotte" is in Cannes (it's not a theatrical release). But will the festival take this risk - if the team loves the film of course? That's the question. cc @THIERRYFREMAUX

Guillermo Del Toro is a huge Gilliam fan.* Knowing this, it could be that Gilliam played this card with the hope that Del Toro would really push to get Quixote in Cannes (just in case there would be a problem), as both you and the above tweet pointed out it wouldn't be considered to be a theatrical release.

*Check out #5 of his top 10 on Criterion: https://www.criterion.com/explore/125-guillermo-del-toro-s-top-10


RE: The Making of Quixote - bruttenholm - 04-04-2018

I mentioned Del Toro because he's the president of this year's Venice festival, I don't think he has any power over Frémaux's selection. And frankly a Cannes selection seems quite impossible... That would be a very political gesture from Frémaux and I'm not sure he wants to take that risk with this film. Also, the french distributor was aiming for Cannes (even hoping to be selected as the opening film) to support a simultaneous french release. This plan is clearly off the cards now so I'm not sure Cannes is even that useful for them now.
I won't be too upset if the film avoids the legendary picky Cannes critics but that would mean we wouldn't have any moving image for several months...


RE: The Making of Quixote - cclark - 04-04-2018

The Playlist has picked up the news: https://theplaylist.net/terry-gilliam-don-quixote-20180404/

I wonder if they read this message board.... Smile


RE: The Making of Quixote - bruttenholm - 04-04-2018

Maybe someone sent them a tip... (hum)


RE: The Making of Quixote - cclark - 04-04-2018

Personally I think this is Branco's way to secure a prominent role in the eventual making-of documentary.

How to Worm Your Way to a Producers Credit Without Actually Producing by Paulo Branco


RE: The Making of Quixote - cclark - 04-05-2018

On a more positive note, the status for Quixote has officially been updated to Completed on the IMDb (as of March 30, 2018): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1318517/


RE: The Making of Quixote - cclark - 04-05-2018

Here's a bit more on the Gilliam/Branco lawsuit: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/04/04/terry-gilliams-eighth-attempt-don-quixote-film-hits-yet-another/