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Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979)

Director: Terry Jones

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From Time Out Film Guide

The Three Wise Men go to the wrong manger, thus foisting upon Brian Cohen a role for which he is eminently unprepared. More Carrying On than usual from the Pythons, but the use of a tried and tested storyline (Cleese: 'Yes, it has got a bit of shape, hasn't it?') results in their most sustained effort to date. Python successfully lampoon religious attitudes rather than religion itself, while the comedy relies mainly on memories of the classroom; which is apt enough, considering that most of the audience is likely to associate knowledge of the Holy Writ with schooldays too. Jokes about Great Profits must have been hard to resist.

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  • ELLY said...
    Posted on Sep 26 2007 04:26 YOU WILL LAUGH TILL YOU CRY!!! THIS IS THE BEST OF BRITISH COMEDY, OF ANY COMEDY. IDLE AND PALIN ARE PARTICULARLY FUNNY. THERE ARE SO MANY QUOTABLE MOMENTS : WHAT HEVE THE ROMAN EVER DONE FOR US? THE ROADS, THE AQUADUCTS....... HE'S NOT THE MESSIAH HE'S A VERY NAUGHTY BOY! AND OF COURSE WHO COULD FORGET THE CRUCIFIXION SONG 'ALWAYS LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE OF LIFE'
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Cast & crew

Director: Terry Jones

Producer: John Goldstone

Cast: Terry Jones, Graham Chapman, Michael Palin, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Carol Cleveland, Neil Innes, Spike Milligan, George Harrison full cast

Genre(s): Comedy

Duration: 93 mins

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