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Genres:
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Comedy
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Director:
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Terry Jones
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Actors:
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Terry Gilliam,
Michael Palin,
Terry Jones,
Carol Cleveland,
Graham Chapman,
Kenneth Colley,
Neil Innes,
Charles McKeown,
Terence Bayler,
Sue Jones-Davies,
John Young,
Peter Brett,
John Cleese,
Eric Idle,
Gwen Taylor
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Duration:
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90 min.
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Rating:
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(8.2/10)44
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Plot Summary:
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Monty Python delivers a keen, anarchic satire of both creed and Hollywood's depiction of all things biblical with their second--and tightest--replete-length skin. The setting is the Holy Take captive in 33 A.D., a time of poverty and chaos, with no shortfall of messiahs, followers amenable to hold in them, and exasperated Romans exasperating to impose some order. At the center of it all is Brian Cohen (Graham Chapman), a reluctant would-be messiah who rises to excrescence as a result of a series of foolish and truly hilarious circumstances that like the life story of Christ--providing broad opportunity in spite of the entire ensemble (John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, and Chapman) to gleam in multiple roles as they profane and mock everyone and everything from ex-lepers, Pontius Pilate, and the art of haggling to barmy prophets, Roman centurions, and crucifixion.
... Directed by Python Terry Jones, MONTY PYTHON'S LIFE OF BRIAN is an riotous biblical spoof that does to ancient Rome what THE Uncorrupted GRAIL did to the Middle Ages. Rome is fuse next to piddling wimps, loosing fronts battle with each other on top of acronyms, and gladiators urge on bloody children's matinees as the people search desperately for someone to hero them out of their life of poverty and scarcity. And Brian is that people. Sort of. Grandly, not really. Chapman excels as Brian, a forthright, noiseless retainer suddenly impel in the role of leading the revolution--while constantly being yelled at around his shrew of a native.
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Life of Brian
History is rewritten and sacred cows are merrily slaughtered as the Python team unleash their take on well-known events from 2,000 years ago
Brian Cohen (Graham Chapman) is just a regular Jew, trying to get by in Roman-occupied Judea. But since the day he was born, when three strange men picked the wrong manger and came bearing gifts, Brian's been the victim of mistaken identity.
Having joined an inept band of anti-Roman political activists, he is once again hailed as the Messiah, with crucifyingly funny consequences.
On its release the Python crew were accused of blasphemy as outraged Christians tried to have the (George Harrison-funded) movie banned. Their actions simply confirmed the film's point. It's not religion itself that is attacked, but ...
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Hilarious. Then more hilarity and then more! Pure Python genius - this film will have you in stiches!!
Taking the life of Jesus the Python crew concoct a riotous story which whilst scraping close to the bone at times, is so funny that few with have any issues with it.
If you haven't seen it - watch it, if you have - watch it again!
Life of Brian
This is without difficulty the most get-at-able Python film made - not as silly and anarchic as the Holy Grail and not contrived and overdone as the Meaning of Life. All the jokes, scenes and storyline have easily stood the test of time after time (its about 15 years since I last axiom the talkie) and it's hopeless not to chuckle completed loud multitudinous, many times during the course of the coat. For the duration of the only values bright and early in their celluloid career the Python set possess combined brilliant ridicule, well brought up production standards, consistancy of quality in the script and all the tandem join up give performances at their top level. Michael Palin's Pontius Pilate and ex-leper characters are ethical anent the funniest he's been as part of a Pyth...
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