Cinematic Distractions...

[dulcedemon]

The Man Who Killed Don Quixote(2018):
Worth the wait. I became aware of the production in 2004 or 2005, when a friend told me to rent Lost in La Mancha(2002), the documentary which chronicles the ultimately(and now famously) doomed first attempt at getting the movie made. Epic doom. Biblical doom. The fucking desert where they were shooting changed color overnight during a flash flood which also washed away equipment and sets doom.
It worked out for the better, if not the best. Adam Driver is certainly for the better. Óscar Jaenada is also a great casting choice. Though she has but a small part, I was pleased to see Rossy de Palma.

They'll Love Me When I'm Dead(2018):
If you love a good Orson Welles story like I do, this is a good one. His effort to make, and struggle to finish The Other Side of the Wind is the main focus. Contains an abundance of archival interview footage.
Made me feel like I was the only person who thought Touch of Evil was a great movie. Fine. Whatever. My top three movies with Orson Welles: The Third Man, The Stranger, and Touch of Evil.

Man With A Movie Camera(1929):
Shows a generous though slightly repetitious slice of Moscow life at work and at play. There is no narration or subtitles; the images are the story. Some breathtaking captures, especially for the time with the equipment that was available then. It's hard to imagine lugging cameras into some of the heavy industrial settings shown.
I'd wager they lost a few pieces of equipment along the way.

In Another Country(Da-reun na-ra-e-seo - 2012):
Isabelle Huppert plays three different French tourists visiting the same Korean seaside town. The scenarios are almost but not quite identical with subtle changes that lead to some very different outcomes.

For A Few Dollars More(Per qualche dollaro in piú - 1965):
The pairing of Clint Eastwood and Lee Van Cleef as sometimes competing sometimes cooperating bounty hunters is excellent. Everything else is just window dressing around that powerful dynamic. Not as involved as A Fistful of Dollars, but still worthwhile.