Brian Cohen in Monty Python’s Life of Brian
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Brian Cohen is the hapless everyman in the satirical film "Monty Python’s Life of Brian," who is mistakenly revered as the Messiah amid absurd religious and political turmoil in ancient Judea.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Brian (Monty Python’s Life of Brian) | 1 |
| Brian Cohen in Monty Python’s Life of Brian canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| affiliation | People’s Front of Judea ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Life of Brian
ⓘ
Life of Brian ⓘ
surface form:
Monty Python’s Life of Brian
|
| associatedSong | Always Look on the Bright Side of Life ⓘ |
| basedOn | biblical messiah archetype ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
critique of organized religion
ⓘ
mistaken identity as messiah ⓘ political satire ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBy | Monty Python ⓘ |
| death | crucifixion ⓘ |
| enemyOf |
People’s Front of Judea
ⓘ
surface form:
Judean People’s Front
Romans ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Jewish ⓘ |
| father | Roman centurion ⓘ |
| filmDirectorContext | Terry Jones ⓘ |
| filmGenreContext | satirical comedy ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Life of Brian
ⓘ
surface form:
Monty Python’s Life of Brian (1979)
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being mistaken for the Messiah
ⓘ
crucifixion scene ⓘ reluctantly attracting followers ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Aramaic (implied)
ⓘ
Latin (limited, comic effect) ⓘ |
| mother | Mandy Cohen ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
everyman
ⓘ
satirical parallel to Jesus ⓘ |
| nationality | Judean ⓘ |
| occupation |
member of the People’s Front of Judea
ⓘ
reluctant messiah ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Graham Chapman ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| residence |
Jerusalem
ⓘ
Judea ⓘ |
| screenwriters |
Eric Idle
ⓘ
Graham Chapman ⓘ John Cleese ⓘ Michael Palin ⓘ Terry Gilliam ⓘ Terry Jones ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1st century Judea ⓘ |
| symbolizes | ordinary person caught in religious and political fanaticism ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Brian (Monty Python’s Life of Brian)