Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (2005)
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Director:Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones
Studio:Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Writer:Graham Chapman
Rating:4.0 (261 votes)
Rated:R
Date Added:2009-02-18
ASIN:B000A2UBNE
UPC:9781417067374
Price:$12.98
Genre:Art House & International
Release:2005-08-23
Location:0699
Duration:108
Picture Format:Widescreen
Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
Sound:AC-3
Languages:English, French
Subtitles:Spanish, French
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Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones  ...  (Director)
Graham Chapman  ...  (Writer)
 
John Cleese  ...  
Terry Gilliam  ...  
Eric Idle  ...  
Terry Jones  ...  
Michael Palin  ...  
Summary: Perhaps only the collective brilliant minds of the Monty Python film and television troupe are up to the task of tackling a subject as weighty as the Meaning of Life. Sure, Kierkegaard, Wittgenstein, and their ilk have tried their hands at this puzzler, but only Python has attempted to do so within the commercial motion picture medium. Happily for us all, "Monty Python's the Meaning of Life" truly explains everything one conceivably needs to know about the perplexities of human existence, from the mysteries of Catholic doctrine to the miracle of reproduction to why one should avoid the salmon mousse to the critical importance of the machine that goes "ping!" Using fish as a linking device (and what marvelous links those aquatic creatures make), "The Meaning of Life" is presented as a series of sketches: a musical production number about why seed is sacred; a look at dining in the afterlife; the quest for a missing fish (there they are again); a visit from Mr. Death; the cautionary tale of Mr. Creosote and his rather gluttonous appetite; an unflinching examination of the harsh realities of organ donation, and so on. Sadly, this was the last original Python film, but it's a beaut. You'll laugh. You'll cry (probably because you're laughing so hard). You may even learn something about the Meaning of Life. Or at least about how fish fit into the grand scheme of things. "--Jim Emerson"