Hey folks, Harry here -- Now I know all of you that clicked on this article are like me... You hope to god that this comes about. That we finally get to see a happy ending to this Don Quixote film. I just recently saw the Orson Welles DON QUIXOTE as editted by Jess Franco and enjoyed it quite a bit. Specifically the dialogue - which is priceless. Even as it is presented on the DVD from Spain it is a work print, without ever having final sound... But you can still see the intended genius of the film. And I appreciated it greatly. Here ya go...
Hey Harry --
Long time lurker, first time poster.
This quote was posted at DVDJournal.com. Thought you might be interested.
DD59
"All I know is that in September 2003, Johnny (Depp) has a window in his film commitments, and all my efforts are concentrated towards that. We're gonna buy back the script, get the crew together, and probably recast some roles. But it's going to happen.... I know I'm like Quixote in some respects. I mean, like him I want to inhabit a world that's more interesting than the one we live in. That's why I make films the way I do. But for Quixote, at 70, when he rode off with Sancho Panza, it was his last hurrah. Hopefully it's not mine, but sometimes it has felt that way. For about two years since we abandoned filming in September 2000, I guess I've been really depressed. I've done other stuff just to bury myself in work so I don't feel depressed."
— Director Terry Gilliam, in an interview with London's The Guardian on his long-troubled film adaptation of Don Quixote.
