Every movie buff in the world has movie fantasies. For most, it's about discovering a masterpiece, seeing a film that changes his vision of cinema forever. For some, on the other hand, it is to see artists' projects, special films that are of a personal dimension for their director so strong that it becomes for some their reason for living. Let me introduce you to some of these projects. Dune Jodorowsky Alejandro Jodorowsky is surely one of the most creative artists of the twentieth century. He touches on cinema, comics, poetry and different styles of writing. It is still in the first two styles that we know him the most. His works are raw, violent with always a universe without complex artifice. In his comics like Borgia which tells the rise to power of the Spanish family on the papal throne; or Incal set in a dystopian future, Jodorowsky questions the world, shows complex characters. Fascinated by science fiction, he came into contact with various American studios in the seventies to make Dune. Dune is the project that no one wants to set up. The universe is complex, rich. The budget to make all this fair value is insane for the time. Jodorowsky buys the rights because nobody wants them. He is known at the time for his films… let's say particular. It certainly has its audience but it is restricted.Renowned for his totally whimsical visions as in El topo or the sacred mountain which in my opinion, is the one that best expresses his creation.
An ambitious project
His Dune promises. Pink Floyd to music, Moebius for the story board, Alain Delon, Orson Welles among others among the actors. In the role of Emperor Shaddam 4, Salvador Dali. The latter was to appear less than ten minutes on screen according to the producers. The film project must last no less than twelve hours. The bigger the project, the more it scares different investors, so that after four years, it falls into the water. A documentary will follow this story, released in 2013 under the name Jodorowsky'Dune. In 1984, David Lynch managed to direct the film but critics and fans did not like the final rendering. This film by its insane project has reached the cult status and it is true that on paper, such a project seems incredible. But in reality, with the technique of the time, it would surely have gone to a midnight movie status instead of a cult status of the general public like a Star Wars a few years later. The man who killed Don Quixote Terry Gilliam is the American of Monty Python. He is known for his participation in the cult comedy group but also for his films that sometimes, despite a very limited success, have had an echo in the hearts of some of their viewers. We will probably remember the very good science fiction film The Army of the Twelve Monkeys which is inspired by the best short film La jetée. French short film by Chris Marker available on YouTube or on DVD. https://youtu.be/fU99W-ZrIHQ A lifelong project record production
© Gilliam will all his life, trying to set up a crazy project. That of adapting Don Quixote by Cervantes. Difficult thing that will take him years. Gilliam began to have this project during the 90s and began filming nearly ten years later. This shoot took place with Jean Rochefort and Johnny Depp. In the end, a double herniated disc for Rochefort, torrential rains in the region and the discovery of a military base not far from the filming locations put the project in the closet. Several attempts followed. Until 2018 when the film was finally released. With Adam Driver and Jonathan Pryce. The film, following a conflict of producers, will remain in theaters only a few days before being withdrawn from its exploitation. In the end, this film had a crazy wait. A documentary was released to talk about it: Lost in la Mancha. The film suffers from this expectation, probably too great for a project that was lost at some point. Despite everything, funny and tender, it just does not live up to our expectations as spectators. Link to the trailer of the movie Napoleon by Stanley Kubrick Try costume photography in Stanley Kubrick's garden
Kubrick 
has just made 2001 A Space Odyssey. The director is looking for a big project for the sequel. An idea came to him: to follow the life of Emperor Napoleon I. Obsessed with realism, Kubrick wants a film of the most authentic. Obsessed with control, he will work on the script for two years. Two years of cutting-edge research. The project is progressing, costume tests are made. The film must tell the story of the rise and fall of the First Consul, from his failures at Trafalgar to his relationship with Joséphine de Beauharnais. The project is huge, maybe even a little too big so that it gets bogged down in budget issues. MGM does not like the project. In addition, the same year a Russian film on the same subject was released: Waterloo by Sergei Bondarchuk. A project in the closet warner bros
© Eventually, Kubrick abandoned the project but used his knowledge to make Barry Lyndon. The latter will be praised for two things; its realism and visual quality. The film is filmed in natural light which is reminiscent of Yorgos Lanthimos' The Favorite released in 2018. Barry Lyndon will still be a commercial failure before obtaining a cult status like all Stanley Kubrick films. Link to the trailer of the film In recent years there has been talk of a return of the project. Spielberg himself would like to see it brought to the screen. Whether the vision of a Kubrick admirer like him could bring glory to the project. Cinema is full of unfinished projects, it is an art of vision above all that changes according to time. Even so, waiting usually creates disappointment.
