Life of Brian (1979)

Genre

Comedy

Director

Terry Jones

Country

UK

Cast

Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, Kenneth Colley, Neil Innes, Gwen Taylor, Terence Bayler, Carol Cleveland, Charles McKeown, Chris Langham, Sue Jones-Davies, John Young, Bernard McKenna, Spike Milligan, George Harrison

Plot

Monty Pythons tells the story of Brian from Nazareth (Graham Chapman), an unwilling prophet who wants to free his land from the oppression of Rome.

Opinion

Life of Brian is not just an incredible satire of Christian religion and Hollywood's epic films, or an extremely funny film, but pure gold. It's amazing how this 36-year-old film doesn't feel aged at all. I laughed at it most of the time - although it slows down a bit in the second part - and, at one particular moment - when Pontius Pilate speaks of his friend Biggus Dickus - I laughed so hard, tears ran down my leg.

The direction is good; the costumes are good; the acting is great, and Graham Chapman's performance is the one who stands out.

Quotes

Pontius Pilate: Wait until Biggus Dickus hears of this!

Rating

8.0/10