STILL LOOKING ON THE BRIGHT SIDE OF LIFE
Dec 2, 2009It’s hard to believe, but it’s been thirty years since average joe Brian Cohen was mistaken for the Messiah in Monty Python’s Life of Brian. For the UK’s Telegraph, writer Sanjeev...
United Kingdom
1979
94 minutes
Color
1.85:1
English
61
After slaying the Arthurian legend in their now classic Holy Grail, the Pythons set their sights on the Greatest Story Ever Told. Blind faith, virgin birth, crucifixion—nothing is sacred in this epic send-up of ancient times, which draws on the cornball biblical blockbusters of the 1950s to lampoon celebrity culture in any era. Criterion has gathered the guilty parties—including John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin—for two commentary tracks as provocative and hilarious as the film itself.
| Graham Chapman | |
| John Cleese | |
| Terry Gilliam | |
| Eric Idle | |
| Terry Jones | |
| Michael Palin |
| Director | Terry Jones |
| Producer | John Goldstone |
| Executive producers | George Harrison and Denis O'Brien |
| Design and animation | Terry Gilliam |
| Art director | Roger Christian |
| Costume design | Hazel Pethig and Charles Knode |
| Makeup and hairdressing | Maggie Weston and Elaine Carew |
| Editing | Julian Doyle |
| Cinematography | Peter Biziou |
| Music | Geoffrey Burgon |
It’s hard to believe, but it’s been thirty years since average joe Brian Cohen was mistaken for the Messiah in Monty Python’s Life of Brian. For the UK’s Telegraph, writer Sanjeev...
Great comedy cannot be confined within normally accepted boundaries of taste and sensitivity. The essence of the Pythons was that they were always ready to take on formidable, daunting subjects that others might find too dangerous to contemplate. The idea for Life of Brian
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