The film-maker Terry Gilliam has denied allegations that a famous Portuguese convent was damaged during the shooting of his long-delayed take on Don Quixote, telling people to get their facts straight “before howling hysterically”.
A report by the Portuguese public broadcaster RTP suggested that recent filming for The Man Who Killed Don Quixote left behind chipped masonry, broken roof tiles and uprooted trees at the 12th-century Convent of Christ in Tomar, central Portugal.
“After 17 years, we have completed the shoot of The Man Who Killed Don Quixote.
The convent, once a stronghold of the Knights Templar, is classed as an Unesco world heritage site.