''Don Quixote, Knight Errant'' ( es, El caballero Don Quijote, links=no) is a 2002 Spanish adventure film directed and written by

Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón (Torrelavega, Cantabria 2 January 1940) is a Spanish screenwriter and film director. His 1973 film '' Habla, mudita'' was entered into the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival. In 1977, he won the Silver Bear for Be ...

, consisting of an adaptation of the second part of

Miguel de Cervantes Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (; 29 September 1547 (assumed) – 22 April 1616 NS) was an Early Modern Spanish writer widely regarded as the greatest writer in the Spanish language and one of the world's pre-eminent novelists. He is best know ...

' ''

Don Quixote is a Spanish epic novel by Miguel de Cervantes. Originally published in two parts, in 1605 and 1615, its full title is ''The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha'' or, in Spanish, (changing in Part 2 to ). A founding work of Wester ...

''. It stars Juan Luis Galiardo and

Carlos Iglesias Carlos Iglesias Serrano (born 15 July 1955) is a Spanish actor and filmmaker. From 1998 to 2001, he starred as Benito in the comedy television series ''Manos a la obra'', extremely popular for Spanish audiences throughout its broadcasting run. Bi ...

respectively as

and

Sancho Panza Sancho Panza () is a fictional character in the novel ''Don Quixote'' written by Spanish author Don Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra in 1605. Sancho acts as squire to Don Quixote and provides comments throughout the novel, known as ''sanchismos'', ...

, alongside Santiago Ramos,

Fernando Guillén Cuervo Fernando Guillén Cuervo (born March 11, 1963) is a Spanish actor, film director and scriptwriter. Biography Born on March 11, 1963 in Barcelona in a family of thespians to father Fernando Guillén and mother Gemma Cuervo. Cayetana (also an ...

, Manuel Manquiña, Kiti Manver,

Manuel Alexandre Manuel Alexandre Abarca OAXS MML (11 November 1917 – 12 October 2010) was a Spanish film and television actor. Career He was a popular supporting actor. He won an Honorary Goya Award in 2003 for his career achievements. Filmography in cin ...

, Juan Diego Botto and Emma Suárez.

Plot

The plot, an adaptation of ''

'' part II, selects specific chapters of the novel, primarily underpinning as main narrative lines both the

's adventures seeking to disenchant the spell put on

Dulcinea Dulcinea del Toboso is a fictional character who is unseen in Miguel de Cervantes' novel '' Don Quijote''. Don Quijote believes he must have a lady, under the mistaken view that chivalry requires it. As he does not have one, he invents her, mak ...

and his family's attempts to return him home, with the backdrop of the threat posed by the

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's fleet.

Cast

Production

An adaptation of the part II of ''

'', the screenplay was penned by the director

. Gutiérrez Aragón had already directed, and co-wrote alongside

Camilo José Cela Camilo José Cela y Trulock, 1st Marquess of Iria Flavia (; 11 May 1916 – 17 January 2002) was a Spanish novelist, poet, story writer and essayist associated with the Generation of '36 movement. He was awarded the 1989 Nobel Prize in Literat ...

, ''

El Quijote de Miguel de Cervantes ' is a Spanish prime-time television series based on the 17th century novel '' Don Quixote'' by Miguel de Cervantes. Produced by Emiliano Piedra for Televisión Española, it was directed by Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón, with screenplay by Camil ...

'', 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 Telemadrid is a public regional television station in the Community of Madrid, Spain, the flagship channel of the regional public broadcaster Radio Televisión Madrid (RTVM). It began its broadcast on 2 May 1989. History First years Telemad ...

, Televisió Valenciana and Castilla-La Mancha Televisión. It was shot in locations of

Castilla–La Mancha Castilla–La Mancha (, , ), or Castile La Mancha, is an autonomous community of Spain. Comprising the provinces of Albacete, Ciudad Real, Cuenca, Guadalajara and Toledo, it was created in 1982. The government headquarters are in Toledo, and ...

Andalusia Andalusia (, ; es, Andalucía ) is the southernmost autonomous community in Peninsular Spain. It is the most populous and the second-largest autonomous community in the country. It is officially recognised as a "historical nationality". The ...

and the Madrid region, primarily in the ,

province of Ciudad Real The province of Ciudad Real () is a province in the southwestern part of the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha, Spain. It is bordered by the provinces of Cuenca, Albacete, Jaén, Córdoba, Badajoz, and Toledo. It is partly located in t ...

Release

The film screened out of competition at the

59th Venice International Film Festival The 59th annual Venice International Film Festival was held between 29 August to 8 September 2002. The Golden Lion was awarded to The Magdalene Sisters directed by Peter Mullan. Jury The following people comprised the 2002 jury: * Li Gong (Chi ...

in September 2002. Distributed by Alta Classics, it was theatrically released in Spain on 8 November 2002.

Accolades

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Best Actor Best Actor is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organizations, festivals, and people's awards to leading actors in a film, television series, television film or play. The term most often refers to th ...

, , Juan Luis Galiardo , , , - , Best New Actor , , Carlos Iglesias , , , - ,

Best Cinematography This is a list of categories of awards commonly awarded through organizations that bestow film awards, including those presented by various film, festivals, and people's awards. Best Actor/Best Actress *See Best Actor#Film awards, Best Actress#F ...

, , José Luis Alcaine , , , - ,

Best Art Direction The Academy Award for Best Production Design recognizes achievement for art direction in film. The category's original name was Best Art Direction, but was changed to its current name in 2012 for the 85th Academy Awards. This change resulted fro ...

, , Félix Murcia , ,

References