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Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy)

2010 · 92 min

A giddy concert-hall lark, all soaring voices and silly jokes, that keeps you grinning and humming along.

Directed by: Aubrey Powell
Genres: Comedy, Music, History
Starring: Eric Idle, Michael Palin, Terry Jones

Tagline: Like Handel only funnier.
Overview: Not The Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy) is a comic oratorio based on Monty Python's Life of Brian, which retells the tragic tale of Mandy, impregnated by a Roman soldier, giving birth to Brian, a reluctant revolutionary of the People's Front of Judea who falls in love with Judith, gets mistaken for a Messiah and is arrested by the Romans and sentenced to be crucified. It ranges in reference from Handel, through a naughty Mozart duet, to the Festival of Nine Carols, Bob Dylan, and the classic finale "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life".

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Directed by: Aubrey Powell
Genres: Comedy, Music, History
Starring: Eric Idle, Michael Palin, Terry Jones

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Tone: absurdstrength 3 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: faith
rebellion
identity
power
friendship
Places: big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: musical
ensemble
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Humour	9
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Genres: comedy, music, history
Directed by: Aubrey Powell
Written by: Eric Idle, John Du Prez
Starring: Eric Idle, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam, Carol Cleveland, William Ferguson, Shannon Mercer, Rosalind Plowright
Music: John Du Prez
Runtime: 92 min
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

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