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Informationen zum Autor Darl Larsen is program director and professor of film and animation studies at Brigham Young University, Media Arts Department, and affiliated with the Center for Animation at BYU. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung Darl Larson identifies and explains virtually every allusion and reference that appears in Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life. 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments Introduction Abbreviations SCENE 1 The Crimson Permanent Assurance SCENE 2 Fish Tank SCENE 3 Animated Opening Titles SCENE 4 Part I: The Miracle of Birth-Labor and Delivery SCENE 5 Part I: The Miracle of Birth, Part 2: The Third World- "Every Sperm Is Sacred" SCENE 6 Part I: The Miracle of Birth, Part 2: The Third World-Protestantism SCENE 7 The Adventures of Martin Luther (Elided Scene) SCENE 8 Part II: Growth and Learning-School Chapel SCENE 9 Part II: Growth and Learning-Sex Education Class SCENE 10 Part II: Growth and Learning-Rugby Football vs. the Masters SCENE 11 Part III: Fighting Each Other-World War I SCENE 12 Part III: Fighting Each Other-Military Lecture SCENE 13 Part III: Fighting Each Other-Marching Up and Down the Square SCENE 14 Part III: Fighting Each Other-First Zulu War 1879 SCENE 15 Part III: Fighting Each Other-Tiger Skin SCENE 16 The Middle of the Film: Find the Fish SCENE 17 Part IV: Middle Age-Conversation Restaurant SCENE 18 Part V: Live Organ Transplants SCENE 19 Part V: Live Organ Transplants-"Universe Song" SCENE 20 Attack of the Supporting Feature SCENE 21 Part VI: The Autumn Years-Mr. Creosote SCENE 22 Part VI: The Autumn Years-Gaston Goes Home SCENE 23 Part VII: Death-The Death of Arthur Jarrett SCENE 24 Part VII: Death-Falling Leaves (Animation) SCENE 25 Part VII: Death-Mr. Death Comes to Dinner SCENE 26 Part VII: Death-"It's Christmas in Heaven" SCENE 27 The End of the Film SCENE 28 End Credits Bibliography Index About the Author ...
