Don Quixote, Knight Errant (Spanish: El caballero Don Quijote)[1] is a 2002 Spanish adventure film directed and written by Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón, 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 Guillén Cuervo, Manuel Manquiña, Kiti Manver, Manuel Alexandre, Juan Diego Botto and Emma Suárez.
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| Spanish | El caballero Don Quijote |
| Directed by | Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón |
| Screenplay by | Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón |
| Based on | Don Quixote (part II) by Miguel de Cervantes |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | José Luis Alcaine |
| Edited by | José Salcedo |
| Music by | José Nieto |
Production company | Gonafilm |
| Distributed by | Alta Classics |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
| Budget | 900 million ₧ |
Plot
editThe plot, an adaptation of Don Quixote's 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,[2] with the backdrop of the threat posed by the Turk's fleet.[3]
Cast
edit- Juan Luis Galiardo as Don Quijote[4]
- Carlos Iglesias as Sancho Panza[5]
- Santiago Ramos as Sansón Carrasco[5]
- Fernando Guillén Cuervo as Secretario[5]
- Manuel Manquiña as Merlín[6]
- Kiti Manver as Ama[5]
- Manuel Alexandre as Montesinos[5]
- Juan Diego Botto as Tosilos[5]
- Emma Suárez as Duquesa[5]
- Marta Etura as Dulcinea/Labradora[7]
- Paco Merino as Pedro Recio[5]
- Víctor Clavijo as Barbero[5]
- José Luis Alcobendas as Moro Diablo[5]
- María Isasi as Sobrina[5]
- José Luis Torrijo as Cura[5]
- Joaquín Hinojosa as Duque[5][8]
- Carmen Machi as Teresa[9]
- Jaime Chavarri as Loquero[10]
Production
editAn adaptation of the part II of Don Quixote, the screenplay was penned by the director Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón.[11] Gutiérrez Aragón had already directed, and co-wrote alongside Camilo José Cela, El Quijote de Miguel de Cervantes, a television series adapting Don Quixote's part I in 1991, starring Fernando Rey.[12] The reported budget upon the beginning of filming was 900 million ₧.[13] A Gonafilm production,[5] it also had the participation of Telemadrid, Televisió Valenciana and Castilla-La Mancha Televisión.[3] It was shot in locations of Castilla–La Mancha, Andalusia and the Madrid region, primarily in the Valle de Alcudia,[14] province of Ciudad Real.
Release
editThe film screened out of competition at the 59th Venice International Film Festival in September 2002.[15] Distributed by Alta Classics,[16] it was theatrically released in Spain on 8 November 2002.[5]
Accolades
edit| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 17th Goya Awards | Goya Award for Best Adapted Screenplay | Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón | Nominated | [17] |
| Best Actor | Juan Luis Galiardo | Nominated | |||
| Best New Actor | Carlos Iglesias | Nominated | |||
| Best Cinematography | José Luis Alcaine | Won | |||
| Best Art Direction | Félix Murcia | Nominated |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Chiari, Valeria (4 September 2002). "Don Quixote, Knight Errant". Cineuropa.
- ^ Martínez Ollé, Josep (2005). "El caballero Don Quijote" (PDF). Making of: Cuadernos de cine y educación (32): 17. ISSN 1137-4926.
- ^ a b Cine y literatura española- Guía de largometrajes (PDF). Madrid: Comunidad de Madrid. Consejería de Cultura y Deportes. Dirección General de Promoción Cultural. 2005. p. 77.
- ^ Caparrós Lera, José María (2005). La Pantalla Popular. El cine español durante el Gobierno de la derecha (1996-2003). Tres Cantos: Ediciones Akal. p. 189. ISBN 978-84-460-2414-9.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Caparrós Lera 2005, p. 189.
- ^ Fernández, Miguel Anxo (8 November 2002). ""El caballero Don Quijote" cabalga a las órdenes de Gutiérrez Aragón". La Voz de Galicia.
- ^ Caparrós Lera 2005, p. 189; López López 2017, p. 398.
- ^ Bermejo, Rafael F. (16 August 2001). "Galiardo, orgulloso de ser el nuevo Don Quijote". El País.
- ^ López López, Yolanda (2017). El Siglo de Oro en el cine y la ficción televisiva: Dirección artística, referentes culturales y reconstrucción histórica. Madrid: ACCI. p. 398. ISBN 978-84-16549-70-2.
- ^ López López 2017, p. 398.
- ^ Kercher, Dona M. (2002). "Looking for Don Quijote's Own Shadow: An Interview with Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón about His Film El caballero Don Quijote (2002)" (PDF). Arizona Journal of Hispanic Cultural Studies. 6: 129–130. doi:10.1353/hcs.2011.0285. S2CID 144260411.
- ^ Kercher 2002, pp. 129–130.
- ^ Fernández-Santos, Elsa (13 September 2021). "El Quijote de Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón y Juan Luis Galiardo cabalga por Castilla". El País.
- ^ ""El caballero Don Quijote" se proyecta en la Mostra de Venecia fuera de concurso". Libertad Digital. 4 September 2002.
- ^ "Breves". Última Hora. 4 September 2002.
- ^ "El caballero Don Quijote". Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ^ "El caballero Don Quijote". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 8 June 2022.