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RE: The Making of Quixote - bruttenholm - 05-23-2018 (05-23-2018, 05:18 PM)cclark Wrote: Hopefully, a proper US release will help to tip the scales in the film's favor.I don't see this film doing well in US to be honest. And I don't think there's even a space in the film critic world in america to support or even enjoy this film. All I see coming from the US is an endless cycle of scoops and rumors around disney releases, whereas it's star wars or marvel films... I don't know if there's still space for a Gilliam film in the US. Amazon banked on it because it was good publicity, being seen as the studio which helped making this legendary project, then they dropped it because they realized they don't care, actually. The most sad/laughable/ridiculous of course is that questioning the place of films in our lives and their role as artistic or commercial objects is one of the main themes of Gilliam's film... And obviously Variety or the Hollywood reporter won't like it, as they have become glorified studio marketing vessels. At the end of it, it's sad, because I don't know where Gilliam could go for the next one... RE: The Making of Quixote - dktd - 05-23-2018 I don't understand the comparison between Don Quixote potential to the Disney world (who are suffering with cinema releases, for the most part, too - https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/05/disneyflix-netflix/556895/). Is cinema a space that people, as a general rule, go to these days, or something that they look to make money back on later? Most films I see at the cinema seem to be either empty, or full only because it's a tiny cinema. Surely there's an indie market for Don Quixote in America? As much as there is anywhere these days ... I'm just hoping I don't have to watch it on a streaming service, and I'm gagging for a London (UK) viewing. RE: The Making of Quixote - cclark - 05-23-2018 Living in NYC, I was lucky to be able to see Tideland, Dr. Parnassus, and The Zero Theorem in the theaters (though only Parnassus was viewed on a big movie screen, as the other two played at an indie theater with a much smaller screen). I think Quixote's best hope would be to be picked up by Fox Searchlight, as two of Gilliam's past three movies (Tideland and Zero Theorem) hardly got any theatrical distribution from their respective companies. Parnassus at least had the widest of the three with 607 theaters (which was a pretty conservative release for Heath Ledger's last film). If Quixote comes to the US after it's made it's budget back it could make it more attractive for them (much like Parnassus did before Sony Pictures Classics released that film in the US). Fox Searchlight usually does a good job handling their films and have a great track record: http://www.boxofficemojo.com/studio/chart/?studio=foxsearchlight.htm RE: The Making of Quixote - bruttenholm - 05-23-2018 I know a guy who dreams of Guillermo Del Toro producing a Terry Gilliam film so at least having Fox Searchlight distribute the film would be a step ahead ![]() But really I think the film's more in A24's wheelhouse. I wonder why we haven't heard more of them yet. RE: The Making of Quixote - Donald McKinney - 05-23-2018 I think it'll do better in the UK and America, besides it only cost €16 million, we're not talking a massive budget like on Baron Munchausen or The Brothers Grimm. I'd like to see how it does in Spain, Quixote's native country. A lot of Spanish money went into the film, so we'll see how well it does there. RE: The Making of Quixote - bruttenholm - 05-23-2018 The spanish reviews i saw passing slaughtered the film... I think they're even meaner because quixote is such a cultural landmark, like sacred ground. And by the way, regarding the film doing better in US and UK... If boxoffice mojo is to be believed, Parnassus did around 4 million dollars in France while it did 7 million dollars in the US (with 5 times more potential viewers) and 5 million in the UK and Zero Theorem did around 250 000 dollars in the US but 210 000 in France and 180 in the UK. Sorry but France is still one of the country which is the more welcoming for Gilliam films. RE: The Making of Quixote - cclark - 05-24-2018 Great review from the IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1318517/reviews?ref_=tt_urv Quote: 8/10 RE: The Making of Quixote - bruttenholm - 05-24-2018 Also the Playlist has a 2nd review, more positive than the first one, and rank the film in their list of "the best films of 2018 cannes film festival" : Quote:“The Man Who Killed Don Quixote”https://theplaylist.net/best-2018-cannes-film-festival-20180523/ RE: The Making of Quixote - cclark - 05-24-2018 (05-23-2018, 07:02 PM)bruttenholm Wrote: But really I think the film's more in A24's wheelhouse. I wonder why we haven't heard more of them yet. A24 is still listed on the IMDb site as the sole US theatrical distributor, and as Amazon was removed as soon as the news became known, I'd assume that information to still be true. Actually, looking at their track record, A24 does pretty well: http://www.boxofficemojo.com/studio/chart/?studio=a24.htm It looks like Ex Machina (and maybe The Disaster Artist) has a budget that is close to Quixote's RE: The Making of Quixote - cclark - 05-24-2018 BTW here is the song used in the trailer, Les Fleurs, as sung by the late Minnie Riperton: ...via this thread on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/tipofmytongue/comments/8a45ye/tomt_the_song_used_in_the_man_who_killed_don/#bottom-comments Here's more about the song: https://genius.com/Minnie-riperton-les-fleur-lyrics |