Comic Gems
Monty Python's LIFE OF BRIAN
Wednesday, October 16th at 7:30 PM
Introduction by film historian Glenn Andreiev
$16 Public | $10 Members
Highly controversial upon its original release and banned in
several countries, Life of Brian is
now frequently ranked as the greatest comedy feature of all time by magazines
and media outlets around the world. As Monty Python member Terry
Gilliam says, “It rips bare and makes you laugh at the world we’ve created
for ourselves.”
Set in 33 A.D. Judea, where exasperated Romans are trying to
impose some order, it is a time of chaos and change with no shortage of
messiahs and followers willing to believe in them. At its center is Brian
Cohen, a reluctant would-be messiah who rises to prominence as a result of a
series of absurd circumstances providing ample opportunity for the entire Monty
Python ensemble (Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry
Jones and Michael Palin) to shine in multiple roles as they question
everyone and everything from ex-lepers, Pontius Pilate and the art of haggling,
to revolutionaries, crazy prophets, religious fanaticism, Roman centurions and
crucifixion. (UK, 1979, 94 mins, R, English | Dir. Terry Jones)
