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Don Quixote, Knight Errant
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Wikipedia article
'Don Quixote, Knight Errant' is a 2002 Spanish adventure film directed and written by Manuel Gutirrez Aragn, consisting of an adaptation of the second part of Miguel de Cervantes' 'Don Quixote'. It stars Juan Luis Galiardo and Carlos Iglesias respectively as Don Quixote and Sancho Panza, alongside Santiago Ramos, Fernando Guilln Cuervo, Manuel Manquia, Kiti Manver, Manuel Alexandre, Juan Diego Botto and Emma Surez.
Plot
The plot, an adaptation of 'Don Quixote' part II, selects specific chapters of the novel, primarily underpinning as main narrative lines both the Don Quixote's adventures seeking to disenchant the spell put on Dulcinea and his family's attempts to return him home, with the backdrop of the threat posed by the Turk's fleet.
Cast
Production
An adaptation of the part II of 'Don Quixote', the screenplay was penned by the director Manuel Gutirrez Aragn. Gutirrez Aragn had already directed (and co-wrote alongside Camilo Jos Cela) a television series adapting 'Don Quixote' part I in 1991, starring Fernando Rey. The reported budget upon the beginning of filming was 900 million . A Gonafilm production, it also had the participation of Telemadrid, Televisi Valenciana and Castilla-La Mancha Televisin. It was shot in locations of CastillaLa Mancha, Andalusia and the Madrid region, primarily in the , province of Ciudad Real.
Release
The film screened out of competition at the 59th Venice International Film Festival in September 2002. Distributed by Alta Classics, it was theatrically released in Spain on 8 November 2002.
Accolades
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| align = "center" rowspan = "5" | 2003 || rowspan = "5" | 17th Goya Awards || Goya Award for Best Adapted Screenplay || Manuel Gutirrez Aragn || || rowspan = "5" |
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| Best Actor || Juan Luis Galiardo ||
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| Best New Actor || Carlos Iglesias ||
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| Best Cinematography || Jos Luis Alcaine ||
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| Best Art Direction || Flix Murcia ||
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See also
* List of Spanish films of 2002
References
Category:Films based on Don Quixote
Category:2000s Spanish-language films
Category:2000s adventure films
Category:Spanish adventure films
Category:Films shot in CastillaLa Mancha
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