The film is an essay on Spain, and also an essay on Welles. Welles shared the Don's magniloquence, boundless self-esteem, ruinous generosity, romantic illusions and moral fervour.

Full Review | Dec 1, 2017

This assemblage of Welles's footage by Jess Franco, from 1992, is crude, gappy, and slapdash, but it hardly matters: the pathos of Welles's thinly veiled self-portrait is almost unbearable.

Full Review | Mar 11, 2013

[Jess] Franco's version is not even an approximation, never mind a reconstruction.... But even as a visual record of Welles' raw footage it's a travesty.

Full Review | Aug 19, 2008

[The] result is a travesty that will please no one, least of all Welles enthusiasts.

Full Review | Apr 6, 2007

The least of Welles' features, but just as intriguing as his major works

Full Review | Apr 1, 2004

Long-delayed reconstruction of Welles' unfinished Cervantes project.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 8, 2002

Using guesswork and very little talent, a bunch of well-intentioned film buffs tried to piece together a lot of raw footage into something resembling the work of one of the greatest filmmakers of all time. They failed.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/10 | Jan 1, 2000