Monty Python's Life of Brian 1979

type: Movie

language: English

duration: 93 min

genre: comedy

theme: black comedy

director: Terry Jones

Score: 8 / 10

Monty Python's Life of Brian (also known as Life of Brian) is a 1979 British biblical black comedy film starring and written by the comedy group Monty Python (Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin). It was directed by Jones. The film tells the story of Brian Cohen (played by Chapman), a young Judaean man who is born on the same day as—and next door to—Jesus, and is subsequently mistaken for the Messiah.

Plot

Brian Cohen is born in a stable next door to the one in which Jesus is born, which initially confuses the three wise men who come to praise the future King of the Jews. Brian later grows up into an idealistic young man who resents the continuing Roman occupation of Judea. While listening to Jesus' Sermon on the Mount, Brian becomes infatuated with an attractive young rebel named Judith Iscariot. His desire for her and hatred of the Romans, further exacerbated by his scolding mother, Mandy Cohen, revealing that Brian himself is half-Roman, inspire him to join the "People's Front of Judea" (PFJ), one of many fractious and bickering independence movements that spend more time fighting each other than they do the Romans.

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author	Eric Idle Graham Chapman John Cleese Michael Palin Terry Gilliam Terry Jones
contentLocation	West Asia
director	Terry Jones
editor	Julian Doyle
events	messianism
genre	action animation comedy historical political satire
keywords	abandon always look on the bright side of life biblical magi bicker capture centurion crucifixion crucify extraterrestrial extraterrestrial life faith healing fight fresh water hatred independence movement independence movements irrigation jesus judaea latin grammar lisp listen mass suicide messiah miracle cures pass peace pilate\'s wife political protest pontius pilate pontius pilate\'s wife public health public order public-order crime question rescue rhotacism road roman governor roman occupation of judea roman officer roman roads in judaea romani ite domum sanitation scold sermon on the mount spartacus speech impediment than the three wise men wise men young man zealot
musicBy	Geoffrey Burgon
producer	John Goldstone
productionCompany	HandMade Films Python (Monty) Pictures
publisher	Cinema International Corporation
recordedAt	Monastir
theme	black comedy parody satirical