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.

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The Meaning of Life canonical 11

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British film ⓘ
comedy film ⓘ
film ⓘ
satirical film ⓘ
awardReceived Cannes Jury Prize ⓘ
surface form: Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix Spécial du Jury
basedOn original material by Monty Python ⓘ
cinematography Roger Pratt ⓘ
coDirector Terry Gilliam ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
director Terry Jones ⓘ
distributedBy Universal Pictures ⓘ
editedBy Julian Doyle ⓘ
featuresGroup Monty Python ⓘ
surface form: Monty Python comedy troupe
follows Monty Python and the Holy Grail ⓘ
Life of Brian ⓘ
surface form: 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 ⓘ
notableSegment The Crimson Permanent Assurance ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
partOf Monty Python ⓘ
surface form: Monty Python film series
producer John Goldstone ⓘ
Monty Python ⓘ
productionCompany Celandine Films ⓘ
Monty Python Pictures ⓘ
releaseDate 1983-03-31 ⓘ
releaseYear 1983 ⓘ
runtimeMinutes 107 ⓘ
screenedAt Cannes Film Festival ⓘ
surface form: 1983 Cannes Film Festival
starring Eric Idle ⓘ
Graham Chapman ⓘ
John Cleese ⓘ
Michael Palin ⓘ
Terry Gilliam ⓘ
Terry Jones ⓘ
title Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life ⓘ
surface form: Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
writer Eric Idle ⓘ
Graham Chapman ⓘ
John Cleese ⓘ
Michael Palin ⓘ
Terry Gilliam ⓘ
Terry Jones ⓘ

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John Cleese → notableWork → The Meaning of Life ⓘ
John Cleese → appearedIn → The Meaning of Life ⓘ
Michael Palin → notableWork → The Meaning of Life ⓘ
Idle → notableWork → The Meaning of Life ⓘ
subject surface form: Eric Idle
Idle → performedIn → The Meaning of Life ⓘ
subject surface form: Eric Idle
John → notableWork → The Meaning of Life ⓘ
subject surface form: John Cleese
Robert Paynter → notableWork → The Meaning of Life ⓘ
Robert Paynter → workedOn → The Meaning of Life ⓘ
Palin family → notableWork → The Meaning of Life ⓘ
subject surface form: Michael Palin
Monty Python Sings → hasTrack → The Meaning of Life ⓘ
Monty Python Sings → basedOn → The Meaning of Life ⓘ