Monty Python's The Life Of Brian (Of Nazareth) [bound with MontyPythonScrapbook]
Chapman, Graham; Cleese, John; Gilliam, Terry; Idle, Eric; Jones, Terry; Palin, Michael
Language: English
Published by Fred Jordan Books/Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1979
- First Edition
- Softcover
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The format is approximately 11.25 inches by 14 inches. 64 pages plus covers for Life of Brian; Scraobook is unpaginated. Illustrations (many in color). Cover has wear, soiling, and creases. Spine has tears and chips. The story of Brian, who was born 1,979 years ago in Judea next door to another nativity scene of considerably greater impact on mankind, maintains the Monty Python tradition of vulgarity and exuberant zaniness. Bound with MontyPythonScrapbook with the same ISBN. Bound Together with Scrapbook upside down when compared with The Life of Brian. Spin-offs include a script-book The Life of Brian of Nazareth, which was printed back-to-back with MONTYPYTHONSCRAPBOOK as a single book. The printing of this book also caused problems, due to rarely used laws in the United Kingdom against blasphemy, dictating what can and cannot be written about religion. The publisher refused to print both halves of the book, and original prints were by two companies. Julian Doyle, the film's editor, wrote The Life of Brian/Jesus, a book which not only describes the filmmaking and editing process but argues that it is the most accurate Biblical film ever made. In October 2008, a memoir by Kim "Howard" Johnson titled Monty Python's Tunisian Holiday: My Life with Brian was released. Johnson became friendly with the Pythons during the filming of Life of Brian and the book is based on his notes and memories of the behind-the-scenes filming and make-up. Monty Python's Life of Brian (also known as Life of Brian) is a 1979 British 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 Jewish-Roman man who is born on the same day as—and next door to—Jesus, and is subsequently mistaken for the Messiah. Following the withdrawal of funding by EMI Films just days before production was scheduled to begin, George Harrison, the former member of the Beatles and a long-time Python fan, arranged financing for Life of Brian through the formation of his HandMade Films company. The film's themes of religious satire were controversial at the time of its release, drawing accusations of blasphemy and protests from some religious groups. Thirty-nine local authorities in the United Kingdom imposed either an outright ban or an X (18 years) certificate. Some countries, including Ireland and Norway, banned its showing, and in a few of these, such as Italy, bans lasted over a decade. The filmmakers used the notoriety to promote the film, with posters in Sweden reading, "So funny, it was banned in Norway!" The film was a box office success, the fourth-highest-grossing film in the United Kingdom in 1979, and highest grossing of any British film in the United States that year. It has remained popular and has been named as the greatest comedy film of all time by several magazines and television networks, and it later received a 96% "Certified Fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes with the consensus reading, "One of the more cutting-edge films of the 1970s, this religious farce from the classic comedy troupe is as poignant as it is funny and satirical." In a 2006 Channel 4 poll, Life of Brian was ranked first on their list of the 50 Greatest Comedy Films. First Fred Jordan Books/Grosset & Dunlap [Stated]. First Printing [Stated]. …
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- Title
- Monty Python's The Life Of Brian (Of Nazareth) [bound with MontyPythonScrapbook]
- Author
- Chapman, Graham; Cleese, John; Gilliam, Terry; Idle, Eric; Jones, Terry; Palin, Michael
- Publisher
- Fred Jordan Books/Grosset & Dunlap, New York
- Publication year
- 1979
- Condition
- Fair
- Binding
- Trade paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0448165686
- ISBN 13
- 9780448165684
- Edition
- 1st Edition
"Synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
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