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Lost in La Mancha
Why this pick
Like Burden of Dreams, it turns an impossibly ambitious film production into a tense, funny, and revealing portrait of artistic obsession meeting physical reality.
A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
MOVIE1982 1h 35m USA
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
Movies like
Burden of Dreams
Documentary
CINEHUNCH / THE NEXT FRAME
Keep the feeling.
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Jodorowsky's Dune
Why this pick
It shares Les Blank's affection for monumental artistic ambition, following a visionary project whose scale and personalities become more compelling than conventional production lore.
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My Best Fiend
Why this pick
Herzog reflects on his combustible collaboration with Klaus Kinski in a personal, unruly companion to the creative extremity and human friction surrounding Fitzcarraldo.
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Overnight
Why this pick
This unusually close production chronicle observes creative ambition curdling under sudden opportunity, offering a more abrasive but similarly unvarnished look at filmmaking and ego.
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The Disaster Artist
Why this pick
A scripted, empathetic take on singular filmmaking obsession: less observational than Les Blank's documentary, but equally alive to the strange resilience required to make a personal vision real.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Claudia Cardinale
Molly / Herself
Jason Robards
Fitzcarraldo
Mick Jagger
Wilbur
Werner Herzog
Himself
Klaus Kinski
Fitzcarraldo / Himself
José Lewgoy
Himself