This is a FREE screening of a movie as part of the Redwood City International Latino Film Festival!Don Quixote: Galloping Through the Movies tells the adventures of the most famous knight and of his proud squire by following the graphic testimonies of about 40 productions from more than 15 countries which show the great influence the figure has had in the cinematographic creation. The adaptations by directors such as Orson Welles, Georg-Wilhem Pabst, Eric Rohmer, Grigori Kózintsev, Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón and Vicente Escrivá among many others, reveal the many faces that the universal errant knight has shown on the screens since the beginning of the 20th century.
The film tells the story of the Man of la Mancha with actors such as Mario Moreno “ Cantinflas” (as Sancho Panza), Fernando Reyes, Orson Welles, Peter O’Toole, Sophia Loren, John Lithgow as well as several cartoon figures.
This exciting documentary also presents the most recent productions of the 21st century such as Lost in La Mancha by Reith Fulton; Quijote in Jerusalem by Dany Rosemberg and Donkey-Xote, a Spanish animation film. A fun, dynamic film that is faithful to adventurous spirit of the classic novel “galloping” from the silent to the current cinema.
In Spanish with English subtitles.
