French newspaper Nice-Matin reports that a minor stroke prevented director and Oscar-nominated screenwriter Terry Gilliam from attending May 7 court arguments on whether his “The Man Who Killed Don Quixote” will be permitted to close the Cannes Film Festival.
A source in Cannes confirmed to IndieWire that Gilliam had “a kind of stroke” and “was in the hospital,” but the 77-year-old filmmaker is “at home now.”A Paris District Court is expected to announce Wednesday whether Gilliam’s decades-delayed undertaking can screen on the Croisette May 19, the date it is to be released in French theaters.
Paulo Branco (“Cosmopolis”), a onetime producer on the project, sought an injunction to stop both, claiming he has held the rights to the film since August 2016.“The Man Who Killed Don Quixote” was added to the Cannes 2018 program on April 19, a week after the rest of the lineup was announced.
Festival president Pierre Lescure and
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