The Making of the Movie "Don Quixote of Mankato: Tale of an American Cowboy"

Location

CSU 284ABC

Start Date

13-4-2004 2:45 PM

End Date

13-4-2004 4:30 PM

Student's Major

World Languages and Cultures

Student's College

Arts and Humanities

Mentor's Name

Jim Grabowska

Mentor's Department

World Languages and Cultures

Mentor's College

Arts and Humanities

Description

In this presentation, the researcher discusses the experiences and the process of making the simple low-budget film, Don Quixote of Mankato: Tale of an American Cowboy. This film is a comedy and pseudo western that parallels the original story by Cervantes', Don Quixote of la Mancha. The film is about a man who goes crazy from watching and reading so many westerns, that he believes himself a cowboy and sets off with his side kick, Sancha, to get into misadventures throughout Mankato. As Cervantes had achieved through his novel, the movie attempts to revive the romance of the American cowboy while entertaining the viewer. The goal for this film is to provide an innovative artistic interpretation of the 400 year-old novel that has been translated into as many languages as the bible. Those who have read and fallen in love with Don Quixote appreciate its timeless characters and cross-cultural humor as the very same misadventures from the book are experienced by Don Quixote, Cowboy of Mankato. Despite the parallel between the movie and the book, the movie stands on its own and will get a laugh out of any viewer.

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Apr 13th, 2:45 PM Apr 13th, 4:30 PM

The Making of the Movie "Don Quixote of Mankato: Tale of an American Cowboy"

CSU 284ABC

In this presentation, the researcher discusses the experiences and the process of making the simple low-budget film, Don Quixote of Mankato: Tale of an American Cowboy. This film is a comedy and pseudo western that parallels the original story by Cervantes', Don Quixote of la Mancha. The film is about a man who goes crazy from watching and reading so many westerns, that he believes himself a cowboy and sets off with his side kick, Sancha, to get into misadventures throughout Mankato. As Cervantes had achieved through his novel, the movie attempts to revive the romance of the American cowboy while entertaining the viewer. The goal for this film is to provide an innovative artistic interpretation of the 400 year-old novel that has been translated into as many languages as the bible. Those who have read and fallen in love with Don Quixote appreciate its timeless characters and cross-cultural humor as the very same misadventures from the book are experienced by Don Quixote, Cowboy of Mankato. Despite the parallel between the movie and the book, the movie stands on its own and will get a laugh out of any viewer.