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