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.
Adam Driver
Toby
Jonathan Pryce
Don Quixote
Stellan Skarsgård
The Boss
Jordi Mollà
Alexei Miiskin
Joana Ribeiro
Angelica
Óscar Jaenada
Gitano
Olga Kurylenko
Jacqui
Will Keen
Producer
Rossy de Palma
Sergi López
Paloma Bloyd
Melissa
Lídia Franco
Panicky Woman 1
Bruno Schiappa
Police Chief
Terry Gilliam
Giant #2 (Voice)
Jason Watkins
Rupert
Maria d'Aires
Panicky Woman 2
Jorge Calvo
Sancho Panza (B&W Film)
Jimmy Castro
Toby's Cameraman (B&W Film)
Viveka Rytzner
Junior Creative
Alberto Jo Lee
Chinese Translator / Creative Creep
José Luis Ferrer
Don Quixote (commercial)
Ismael Fritschi
Sancho Panza (commercial)
Juan López-Tagle
Spanish Propman
Filipa Pinto
False Angelica
Diogo Andrade
Noble Dancer (Uncredited)
Joe Manjón
Toby's Mate
Bruno Sevilla
Client Rep
William Miller
1st AD - Bill
Director, Screenplay
Terry Gilliam
Novel
Miguel de Cervantes
Screenplay
Tony Grisoni
March 27, 2022
7
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.