Tag: Monty

A Book about the Film Monty Python’s Life of Brian All the References from Assyrians to Zeffirelli


Free Download Darl Larsen, "A Book about the Film Monty Python’s Life of Brian: All the References from Assyrians to Zeffirelli"
English | ISBN: 1538134446 | 2019 | 496 pages | PDF | 6 MB
As a follow-up to their first true feature film, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the comic troupe next decided to tackle a "shadow" version of the Christ story. Shot in the Middle East and produced during Margaret Thatcher’s ascendant years, the film satirized-among other matters-authoritarianism and religious zealotry. Upon its release, Monty Python’s Life of Brian was both a critical and commercial success, and has been since hailed as one of the greatest comedies of all time. But the film also faced backlash from religious groups for its blasphemy, perceived or otherwise.

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Monty Python, Shakespeare and English Renaissance Drama


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English | ISBN: 0786415045 | 2003 | 246 pages | EPUB | 1006 KB
At first consideration, it would seem that Shakespeare and Monty Python have very little in common other than that they’re both English. Shakespeare wrote during the reign of a politically puissant Elizabeth, while Python flourished under an Elizabeth figurehead. Shakespeare wrote for rowdy theatre whereas Python toiled at a remove, for television. Shakespeare is The Bard; Python is-well-not.

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Monty, his part in my victory


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English | 2012 | pages: 128 | ISBN: 0718115317, 0140045031 | EPUB | 18,3 mb
The third volume of Spike Milligan’s laugh-a-line account of life as a gunner in World War Two resumes on the eve of victory in North Africa. Now Britain’s looniest war hero must combat some of the direst threats a soldier has ever faced – boredom (‘Christ, I just thought of Catford’), moving camp (‘It’s a sort of Brighton with camels’), moving camp again (‘We’re already somewhere else’), a visit to Carthage (‘It’s terrible, it’s like Catford’) and a perilous encounter with the gloriously endowed Mademoiselle Villion (‘"Help! massage," I said weakly’).

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