On September 16, 1978, cameras began rolling on Monty Python’s Life of Brian in Tunisia. Forty-seven years later, the blasphemy-scandalizing satire that was banned in entire countries and crowned the ...

In 1979, a movie was released that became so scandalous that it sparked protests and was even banned in some countries. Decades later, Monty Python's Life of Brian has become so beloved that it is ...

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Of the many things Western culture has lost of late—the dominance of print media, quality middlebrow cinema—one will not be lamented: big public debates over the possibly blasphemous nature of some ...

Monty Python’s ‘Life of Brian’ made Rotten Tomatoes’ best movies list despite outrage and protests at release. Here’s why it was so divisive and now is loved.

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