A Book about the Film Monty Python's The Meaning of Life

Darl Larsen

doi:10.5771/9781538115978

A Book about the Film Monty Python's The Meaning of Life

All the References from Americans to Zulu Nation

Erschienen 2020

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doi.org/10.5771/9781538115978
ISBN print: 978-1-5381-1596-1
ISBN online: 978-1-5381-1597-8
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham

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Zusammenfassung

This reference identifies and explains the cultural, historical, and topical allusions in the filmMonty Python’s Meaning of Life, the Pythons’ third and final original feature as a complete group. In this resource, virtually every allusion and reference that appears in the film is identified and explained —from Britain’s waning Empire through the Winter of Discontent to Margaret Thatcher’s second-term mandate, from playing fields to battle fields, and from accountant pirates to sacred sperm. Organized chronologically by scene, the entries cover literary and metaphoric allusions, symbolisms, names, peoples, and places; as well as the many social, cultural, and historical elements that populate this film, and the Pythons’ work in general.

Schlagworte

England Satire Comedy meaning of life Monty Python Zulu Nation Douglas Adams British British culture shorts skits classic comedy comedy shorts comedy skits

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i–xxiv Preface i–xxiv
- CONTENTS
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- ABBREVIATIONS
1–79 SCENE ONE. THE CRIMSON PERMANENT ASSURANCE 1–79
80–82 SCENE TWO. FISH TANK 80–82
83–104 SCENE THREE. ANIMATED OPENING TITLES 83–104
105–116 SCENE FOUR. PART I: THE MIRACLE OF BIRTH: Labor and Delivery 105–116
117–175 SCENE FIVE. PART I: THE MIRACLE OF BIRTH, PART 2: The Third World—“Every Sperm Is Sacred” 117–175
176–196 SCENE SIX. PART I: THE MIRACLE OF BIRTH, PART 2: The Third World—Protestantism 176–196
197–198 SCENE SEVEN. THE ADVENTURES OF MARTIN LUTHER (ELIDED SCENE) 197–198
199–214 SCENE EIGHT. PART II: GROWTH AND LEARNING: School Chapel 199–214
215–224 SCENE NINE. PART II: GROWTH AND LEARNING: Sex Education Class 215–224
225–228 SCENE TEN. PART II: GROWTH AND LEARNING: Rugby Football vs. the Masters 225–228
229–243 SCENE ELEVEN. PART III: FIGHTING EACH OTHER: World War I 229–243
244–251 SCENE TWELVE. PART III: FIGHTING EACH OTHER: Military Lecture 244–251
252–261 SCENE THIRTEEN. PART III: FIGHTING EACH OTHER: Marching Up and Down the Square 252–261
262–279 SCENE FOURTEEN. PART III: FIGHTING EACH OTHER: First Zulu War 1879 262–279
280–284 SCENE FIFTEEN. PART III: FIGHTING EACH OTHER: Tiger Skin 280–284
285–287 SCENE SIXTEEN. THE MIDDLE OF THE FILM: Find the Fish 285–287
288–293 SCENE SEVENTEEN. PART IV: MIDDLE AGE: Conversation Restaurant 288–293
294–307 SCENE EIGHTEEN. PART V: LIVE ORGAN TRANSPLANTS 294–307
308–311 SCENE NINETEEN. PART V: LIVE ORGAN TRANSPLANTS: “Universe Song” 308–311
312–322 SCENE TWENTY. ATTACK OF THE SUPPORTING FEATURE 312–322
323–337 SCENE TWENTY-ONE. PART VI: THE AUTUMN YEARS: Mr. Creosote 323–337
338–339 SCENE TWENTY-TWO. PART VI: THE AUTUMN YEARS: Gaston Goes Home 338–339
340–345 SCENE TWENTY-THREE. PART VII: DEATH: The Death of Arthur Jarrett 340–345
346–347 SCENE TWENTY-FOUR. PART VII: DEATH: Falling Leaves (Animation) 346–347
348–359 SCENE TWENTY-FIVE. PART VII: DEATH: Mr. Death Comes to Dinner 348–359
360–364 SCENE TWENTY-SIX. PART VII: DEATH: “It’s Christmas in Heaven” 360–364
365–372 SCENE TWENTY-SEVEN. THE END OF THE FILM 365–372
373–380 SCENE TWENTY-EIGHT. END CREDITS 373–380
381–390 BIBLIOGRAPHY 381–390
391–418 INDEX 391–418
419–420 ABOUT THE AUTHOR 419–420

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