Terry Gilliam
Birthday: 1940-11-22
Place of Birth: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Biography: Terrence Vance "Terry" Gilliam (born November 22, 1940) is an American-British screenwriter, film director, animator, actor and member of the Monty Python comedy troupe. Subsequent to his early work with the Pythons, Gilliam became known for directing fantasy and sci-fi films, including "Time Bandits" (1981), "Brazil" (1985), "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen" (1988), "The Fisher King" (1991), "12 Monkeys" (1995), "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" (1998) and "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus" (2009). He is the only Python not born in Britain; he took British citizenship in 1968.
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Brazil
Low-level bureaucrat Sam Lowry escapes the monotony of his day-to-day life through a recurring daydr...
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Life of Brian
Brian Cohen is an average young Jewish man, but through a series of ridiculous events, he gains a re...
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Monty Python and the Holy Grail
King Arthur, accompanied by his squire, recruits his Knights of the Round Table, including Sir Bedev...
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Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
Life's questions are 'answered' in a series of outrageous vignettes, beginning with a staid London i...
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Monty Python & the Holy Grail Location Report
An documentarian from the BBC visits the set of Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975). This documen...
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Lost in La Mancha
Fulton and Pepe's 2000 documentary captures Terry Gilliam's attempt to get The Man Who Killed Don Qu...
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The Hamster Factor and Other Tales of 'Twelve Monkeys'
A documentary following Terry Gilliam through the creation of "Twelve Monkeys."...
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Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
Monty Python perform many of their greatest sketches at the Hollywood Bowl, including several from p...
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Spies Like Us
Two bumbling government employees think they are U.S. spies, only to discover that they are actually...
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And Now for Something Completely Different
A collection of Monty Python's Flying Circus skits from the first two seasons of their British TV se...
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Life Of Brian Screenplay
An original illustrated 110 minute recording by The Pythons of their early screenplay in progress....
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Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best
Monty Python's Personal Best is a miniseries of six one-hour specials, each showcasing the contribut...
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Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
The Secret Policeman benefit shows for Amnesty International brought together comedy grand masters -...
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Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy)
Not The Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy) is a comic oratorio based on Monty Python's Life of Brian,...
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Breakfast with Hunter
Breakfast with Hunter is a feature length documentary starring the infamous outlaw journalist Dr. Hu...
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Heath Ledger: A Tribute
On January 22, 2008, the entertainment world was rocked by news that one of its brightest young star...
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Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?)
The life and work of the enigmatic singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson....
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The Secret Life of Brian
A documentary about the making of the controversial Life of Brian and the surrounding accusations of...
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Jupiter Ascending
In a universe where human genetic material is the most precious commodity, an impoverished young Ear...
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Pleasure at Her Majesty's
The first of the Amnesty International comedy benefit galas. The title is a play on the phrase at He...
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Absolutely Anything
Eccentric aliens give a man the power to do anything he wants to determine if Earth is worth saving....
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The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979
Ten years ago exactly, more or less, give or take a day or two, six young men sat down, or maybe sto...
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The Monster of Nix
Life is good in the idyllic fairytale village of Nix... until an all-devouring monster appears. Youn...
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A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman
John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam pay tribute to their late Monty Python col...
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Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
There’s only one person who so accurately personifies movie magic in the history of film, and that m...
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Forever Ealing
This is a history of the England's Ealing Film Studios, from its beginnings in 1902. It follows the ...
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Classic Albums: Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention - Freak Out!
This programme tells the story behind the conception, recording and release of this groundbreaking a...
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Anatomy of a Liar
A documentary about A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman....
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Getting Gilliam
This documentary follows director Terry Gilliam through the process of making his film Tideland....
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The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
An account of Baron Munchausen's supposed travels and fantastical experiences with his band of misfi...
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Storytime
The first story-time segment is about a cheerful cockroach named Don, who scurries throughout his ma...
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The Cricklewood Greats
Peter Capaldi embarks upon a personal journey to discover the shocking history of the stars of north...
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Life of Python
This BBC documentary tells the history of the Python group, allowing a few glimpses at the works of ...
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Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-1920
A documentary about the early days of animation....
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Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python
Steve Martin presents selected sketches from "Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)". It's the well kn...
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Cinématon
Cinématon is a 156-hour long experimental film by French director Gérard Courant. It was the longest...
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For No Good Reason
For No Good Reason a film about Ralph Steadman. Johnny Depp guides the visually stunning journey, sm...
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Monty Python Live (Mostly)
Celebrate the last night of the Pythons on the big screen! With John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Gillia...
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The Debra Hill Story
Debra Hill's documentary tells the story of her multifaceted life and of inspiring filmmakers around...
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The Crimson Permanent Assurance
A group of down-and-out accountants mutiny against their bosses and sail their office building onto ...
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The Legend of Hallowdega
The host of an investigative news show joins forces with a techno-geek paranormal expert to dodge cl...
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Euroshow '71: May Day Special
German made-for-TV musical extravaganza starring Monty Python....
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Miracle of Flight
We're given the history of man seeking flight, however not by the channels of 'do-it-yourself': men ...
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Adventures in Plymptoons!
A documentary film about Oscar-nominated animator Bill Plympton. This is a portrait piece that inclu...
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9 Month Stretch
Ariane Felder is pregnant! This is surprising with her being a young hardened judge with strict mora...
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Monty Python: The Meaning of Live
With unprecedented access, this program reveals the humour, chaos and passion that went into bringin...
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The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life'
The behind-the-scenes production documentary of Monty Python's 'Meaning Of Life.' This documentary ...
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Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood's Boy Wonder
A documentary profile on Quentin Tarantino broadcast by the BBC's "Omnibus" strand in 1994 to coinci...
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Film Adventurer Karel Zeman
A look at the life, work and importance of Czech filmmaker Karel Zeman (1910-89), a genius of world ...
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A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
Julie Walters tells the story of how Morph, Shaun the Sheep and that cheese-loving man Wallace and h...
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Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices
The life and career of the renowned voice actor of animation and radio. For generations, Mel Blanc w...
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Philip K Dick: A Day in the Afterlife
A poetic look at the life and legacy of legendary author Philip K. Dick (1928-1982), who wrote over ...
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Not The Messiah: The Road To Albert Hall
Half-hour behind the scenes of Eric Idle's Not The Messiah oratorio. Featuring Eric Idle, Terry Jone...
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Under the Radar: The Mike Edmonds Story
The story of one of cinema's true professionals, "little person" Mike Edmonds, from his early life i...
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Locked Out
Once upon a time, somewhere... a homeless guy finds a policeman's uniform......
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The Movie Life of George
When EMI refused to produce Monty Python's Life of Brian, George Harrison founded Handmade Pictures ...
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The Roots of Monty Python
A look back at the origins of the ground breaking BBC comedy series Monty Python's Flying Circus....
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Monty Python In The Netherlands
Monty Python sketch created for Dutch television in 1973....
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What the Pythons Did Next...
A look at the careers of John Cleese, Eric Idle, Graham Chapman, Michael Palin, Terry Jones and Terr...
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Botticelli's Venus: The Making of an Icon
Sam Roddick explores the enduring appeal of Botticelli's masterpiece The Birth of Venus, one of the ...
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The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 1
Compilation of the best Sketches of the first series of Monty Python's Flying Circus, which ran from...
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The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 2
All the best sketches from the second series of the ground-breaking comedy. Memorable moments includ...
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The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 3
All the best sketches from the third and fourth series of the ground-breaking comedy. Memorable mome...
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The Meaning of Monty Python
A discussion between John Cleese, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones about thei...
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The Monty Python Story
The story behind how the comedy sketch group Monty Python formed in 1969, and lead to four very seri...
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Monty Python: From Spam to Sperm
Meatloaf introduces a look back at Python's use of music. Included interviews with the team, André J...
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Monty Python: 30th Anniversary Sketches
The Sketches produced by the surviving Pythons for the BBC's celebration of the 30th Anniversary of ...
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Tom Waits: Tales from a Cracked Jukebox
Tom Waits is one of the most original musicians of the last five decades. Renowned for his gravelly ...
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Ken Russell: A Bit of a Devil
Following the recent death of Ken Russell, Alan Yentob looks back over the career of the flamboyant ...
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Hunter Goes to Hollywood
Hunter Thompson visits the set of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas....
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Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus
Discover how six seemingly ordinary but supremely talented men became Monty Python, sketch comedy's ...
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What Is Brazil?
Rob Hedden's witty on-set documentary captures the revolutionary air that had begun to swirl around ...
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Monty Python Conquers America
This documentary follows the evolution of the British sketch comedy troupe that redefined humor and ...
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Love Express. The Disappearance of Walerian Borowczyk
A documentary celebrating the work of Walerian Borowczyk, a director of unparalleled sensitivity, re...
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The Battle of Brazil: A Video History
This documentary, based on author Jack Mathew's book "The Battle of Brazil," reunites the players in...
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Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar
Alan Yentob meets the five surviving members of Monty Python - John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Jon...
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The Man Who Killed Don Quixote
Toby, a cynical film director finds himself trapped in the outrageous delusions of an old Spanish sh...
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The Life of Python
Celebrating their 30th anniversary, Monty Python presents exclusive new material and so-called class...
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An Accidental Studio
Charts the early years of HandMade Films seen through the eyes of the filmmakers, key personnel, and...
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Gaga for Dada: The Original Art Rebels
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of the surreal art movement, comedian Jim Moir (a.k....
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Jabberwocky
After the death of his father, young Dennis Cooper goes to town where he has to pass several adventu...
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I REC U
19 years old Neve sees women out of focus - but he can see them properly when they are recorded on m...
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Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails
From ‘something completely different’ to icons of comedy and national treasures, this is a collectio...
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Love Bite: Laurie Lipton and Her Disturbing Black & White Drawings
With millions of tiny strokes of her humble pencil, Laurie Lipton’s haunted images seek answers to s...
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He Dreams of Giants
15 years after "Lost in la Mancha", Keith Fulton and Louis Pepe come back to follow Terry Gilliam's ...
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Magical Mystery Tour Revisited
The making of The Beatles' controversial 1967 film, featuring previously unseen archive footage....
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The Brothers Grimm: Bringing the Fairytale to Life
Behind the scenes of The Brothers Grimm...
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The Visual Magic of the Brothers Grimm
Behind the scenes of the special effects of The Brothers Grimm...
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Spotlight on Location: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Behind the scenes of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)...
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The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen
This is an all new feature length documentary, with interviews from almost everyone involved with th...
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Fellini of the Spirits
2020 marks 100 years since the birth of Federico Fellini, the most prominent Italian director and on...
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Dante Ferretti: Production Designer
The Documentary Dante Ferretti – Production Designer retraces the life and the career of Dante Ferre...
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Das Prinzip Dada
One hundred years ago, Dadaism challenged ideological, aesthetic and political conventions. Like Dav...
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Bye Bye Morons
When 43-year-old hairdresser Suze Trappet finds out that she's seriously ill, she decides to go look...
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Sean Connery: In His Own Words
Featuring archive interviews with Sean Connery from over 50 years in the business. Friends, actors a...
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Sodankylä Forever
The Midnight Sun Film Festival is held every June in the Finnish village of Sodankylä beyond the arc...
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Cinématon n°601 : Terry Gilliam
Terry Gilliam's "Cinématon" n°601 portrait by Gérard Courant on September 8, 1985 in Deauville, Fran...
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Monty Python: Live at Aspen
In March 1998 in Aspen, Colorado, the surviving members of the Monty Python team – John Cleese, Terr...
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Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated
Monty Python’s influence on comedy has been compared to the Beatles’ influence on music, a pivotal m...
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Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
Who has ever compared Reservoir Dogs? What are “Open Road” and “New World Disorder”? Why is Harvey K...
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Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) - Theatrical Release
This is a theatrical / movie adaptation of the TV Miniseries. Its chapters do not align with the epi...
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Monty Python's Flying Circus—John Cleese's Personal Best
Monty Python's Personal Best is a miniseries of six one-hour specials, each showcasing the contribut...
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Monty Python's Flying Circus—Eric Idle's Personal Best
Monty Python's Personal Best is a miniseries of six one-hour specials, each showcasing the contribut...
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Monty Python's Flying Circus—Michael Palin's Personal Best
Monty Python's Personal Best is a miniseries of six one-hour specials, each showcasing the contribut...
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Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Gilliam's Personal Best
Monty Python's Personal Best is a miniseries of six one-hour specials, each showcasing the contribut...
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Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Jones' Personal Best
Monty Python's Personal Best is a miniseries of six one-hour specials, each showcasing the contribut...
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Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best
Monty Python's Personal Best is a miniseries of six one-hour specials, each showcasing the contribut...
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Uma Thurman: Hollywood's Silent Warrior
A portrait of American actress Uma Thurman, muse of legendary filmmaker Quentin Tarantino and courag...
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Le cinéma de Terry Gilliam - L’imagination au pouvoir
Bandits, Bandits, Brazil, Munchausen, Twelve Monkeys, not to mention the crazy Monty Python saga... ...
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Terry Gilliam: The Power of Imagination
Only a handful of directors have built a work as monumental as Terry Gilliam’s, cult for generations...
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Plankton Salesmen
A nostalgic look at the birth and death of arthouse film distribution in Russia in the early 2000s. ...
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