The Meaning of Life

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British film comedy film film satirical film

The Meaning of Life is a 1983 British comedy film by Monty Python that satirically explores the stages and absurdities of human existence through a series of surreal sketches.

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British film → comedy film → film → satirical film →
awardReceived	Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix Spécial du Jury →
basedOn	original material by Monty Python →
cinematography	Roger Pratt NERFINISHED →
coDirector	Terry Gilliam →
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom →
director	Terry Jones →
distributedBy	Universal Pictures NERFINISHED →
editedBy	Julian Doyle →
featuresGroup	Monty Python comedy troupe →
follows	Monty Python and the Holy Grail → Monty Python's Life of Brian →
genre	black comedy → comedy → musical comedy → satire → sketch comedy →
hasNarrativeStructure	series of sketches →
mainTheme	absurdity of life → human existence → stages of life →
mpaaRating	R →
musicBy	Eric Idle NERFINISHED →
notableSegment	The Crimson Permanent Assurance →
originalLanguage	English →
partOf	Monty Python film series →
producer	John Goldstone → Monty Python →
productionCompany	Celandine Films → Monty Python Pictures →
releaseDate	1983-03-31 →
releaseYear	1983 →
runtimeMinutes	107 →
screenedAt	1983 Cannes Film Festival →
starring	Eric Idle NERFINISHED → Graham Chapman NERFINISHED → John Cleese NERFINISHED → Michael Palin NERFINISHED → Terry Gilliam → Terry Jones NERFINISHED →
title	Monty Python's The Meaning of Life →
writer	Eric Idle NERFINISHED → Graham Chapman → John Cleese NERFINISHED → Michael Palin NERFINISHED → Terry Gilliam → Terry Jones NERFINISHED →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Eric Idle → John Cleese → Michael Palin →	notableWork
John Cleese →	appearedIn
Eric Idle →	performedIn