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Monty Python's Life of Brian

1979

Terry Jones

John Cleese, Michael Palin, Graham Chapman, Eric Idle ...

7.9

114,078

Comedy The setting is Judea 33 A.D, a time of poverty and chaos, with no shortage of messiahs, followers willing to believe in them, and exasperated Romans trying to impose some order. At the centre of it all is Brian Cohen (Graham Chapman), a reluctant would-be messiah who rises to prominence as a result of a series of absurd and hilarious circumstances.

	Author	Review
United States	Robert Osborne The Hollywood Reporter	"Very funny to watch (...) A wacky, good-natured satire, carrying much more of a whimsical and friendly air than a sacrilegious flavor."	POS
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"'Monty Python's Life of Brian' is funny, in that peculiar British way where jokes are told sideways, with the obvious point and then the delayed zinger (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Vincent Canby The New York Times	"A nonstop orgy of assaults, not on anyone's virtue, but on the funny bone (...) The film is like a Hovercraft fueled by comic energy."	POS
United Kingdom	Matt Ford BBC	"A beautiful film, a perfect comedy, and a gentle triumph of silliness over pomposity, self-importance, and intolerance - 'Life of Brian' could be the best British comedy ever (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Chris Peachment Time Out	"Python successfully lampoon religious attitudes rather than religion itself, while the comedy relies mainly on memories of the classroom"	POS
United States	J.R. Jones Chicago Reader	"I've always considered it the group's nadir"	POS
United Kingdom	John Ferguson Radio Times	"The Monty Python team's most assured and satisfying cinematic work (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	RF Empire	"A stylistically eclectic comic masterpiece (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Sanjeev Bhaskar Telegraph	"'Life of Brian' holds up very well after 30 years, and still has the power to shock"	POS

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