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Mungo the Cook: You bastards! You vicious, heartless bastards! Look what you've done to him! He's worked his fingers to the bone to make this place what it is, and you come in with your petty feeble quibbling and you grind him into the dirt, this fine, honorable man, whose boots you are not worthy to kiss! Oh... it makes me mad...
[Slams cleaver into the table]
Mungo the Cook: Mad! Stark, stirring... MAD!
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[Joke warfare is being used in World War II]
British Soldiers: Wenn ist das Nurnstuck git und Slotermeyer? Ja! Feierhund das oder die Flipperwaldt gersput!
[German soldiers collapse to the ground, laughing]
Terry Gilliam
TerryGilliam (TerryGilliam), born on November 22, 1940 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, is an American screenwriter, director, producer and actor.
In 1968, he directed his first film "Story Time", which opened his career as a director. In 1971, he served as the screenwriter for the feature film "Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus". In 1975, the directed adventure film " Monty Python and the Holy Grail " was released in the United States
[1]
. In 1981, with the adventure film " Time Bandits ", he was nominated for the 9th Saturn Awards for Best Director. In 1985, the directed science fiction film " Brazil " was shortlisted for the best original screenplay at the 58th Academy Awards. In 1991, with the romantic comedy film " The Fisher King ", he was shortlisted for the 49th American Film and Television Golden Globe Awards in the film category-Best Director Award. In 1995, the horror science fiction film " Twelve Monkeys " directed by was shortlisted in the main competition unit of the 46th Berlin International Film Festival. In 1998, the self- written and directed fantasy film " Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas " was released in the United States
[2]
. In 2005, the directed comedy fantasy film " The Brothers Grimm " was shortlisted for the main competition unit of the 62nd Venice International Film Festival
[3]
. In 2009, the adventure mystery film " The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus " directed by was released in the UK
[4]
; in the same year, he won the 62nd British Academy Film Awards for Lifetime Achievement
[5]
. In 2013, the directed fantasy film " The Zero Theorem " was shortlisted for the main competition of the 70th Venice International Film Festival
[6]
. In 2017, directed the adventure film " The Man Who Killed Don Quixote "
[7]
.
Early Experience
Born in Minneapolis, USA, Terry Gilliam showed his talent in painting at a young age. After graduating from high school, he entered Occidental College to study physics, and later changed his subject to political science. In the last year of the academy, he also gave his work in the academy journal to the comedian Harvey Kuzman in New York
.
After graduating from college, he worked in Harvey Kuzman's magazine "Help! In "", he was engaged in writing, designing and painting for three years, but the pay was very low; while in the magazine, he met John Cleese, and later turned to him to work in the television industry
.
In the early 1960s, he joined the newly founded campus humor magazine "Fang" at the European and American College in Los Angeles, California, and became the editor and main contributor of the magazine; later, he joined the comedy creation group "Monty Python" and became the only group in this group. A member of non-British nationality
. In 1967, Terry Gilliam went to London, England to become a British citizen because he could not understand the social life of the United States, and obtained dual citizenship.
Performing Experience
In 1968, he directed his first film "Story Time", which opened his career as a director. In 1971, he served as the screenwriter for the feature film "Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus". In 1975, the directed adventure film " Monty Python and the Holy Grail " was released in the United States. The film was co-starred by Graham Chapman and John Cleese
. In 1977, directed the drama "Jabberwocky".
On July 13, 1981, the directed adventure film " Time Bandits " was released in the UK. The film tells the story of a British child who travels through time and space with six dwarfs led by Time Bandits. With this film, he was nominated for the 9th place. Best Director Award at the Saturn Awards. On April 22, 1983, the directed comedy film "A Basket of Lines" was released in the UK. In 1985, directed the science fiction film " Brazil " co-starring Jonathan Pryce and Robert De Niro
, which was nominated for the best original screenplay at the 58th Academy Awards.
In 1988, directed the adventure film " The Adventures of Baron Munchausen " co-starring Uma Thurman and John Neville . In 1991, directed the romantic comedy film " The Fisher King ", starring Jeff Bridges and Robin McLaurim Williams , and won the Golden Lion at the 48th Venice International Film Festival. With this film, he was nominated for the 49th American Film and Television Golden Globe. Award Film Category-Best Director Award.
In 1995, directed the thriller science fiction film " Twelve Monkeys " co-starring Walter Bruce Willis , Brad Pitt , and Madeleine Marie Stowe Mora
, which was nominated for the main competition unit of the 46th Berlin International Film Festival; in the same year, it was directed by the British writer Charles John Huffam The film "A Tale of Two Cities" adapted by Dickens .
On May 22, 1998, the self- written and directed fantasy film " Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas " was released in the United States. The film was co-starred by Johnny Depp and Benicio Del Toro
. The film was shortlisted for the main competition of the 51st Cannes International Film Festival unit. In 2002, he participated in the documentary " Lost in Mancha " directed by Guise Fulton .
In 2005, directed the comedy fantasy film " The Brothers Grimm ", which is based on the story of The Brothers Grimm and related fairy tales. The background is set in the period of Napoleon's invasion of Germany. It mainly tells the life of The Brothers Grimm and the fairy tales about the experience of going to the magic forest. Adventurous
, shortlisted in the main competition unit of the 62nd Venice International Film Festival
.
In 2006, he wrote and directed the feature film " Tideland ". On October 16, 2009, the adventure suspense film directed by " The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus " was released in the UK
; in the same year, he won the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 62nd British Academy of Film Awards
. In 2010, he played Guest in the drama " Not the Savior ". On December 19, 2013, the directed fantasy film " The Zero Theorem " was released in Italy. The film was co-starred by Christoph Waltz , Mélanie Thierry , and Matt Damon
, and was nominated for the main competition of the 70th Venice International Film Festival
; in the same year, participated Comedy movie " 9 mois ferme ".
In 2015, he participated in the science fiction film " Jupiter Ascending ", in which he played an eccentric clerk in the federal capital agency on the planet Orris
. In 2017, directed the adventure film " The Man Who Killed Don Quixote ", which was adapted from the literary work "Don Quixote"
.
Character Evaluation
TerryGilliam not only absorbs American optimism, but also hides the British sense of humor. He has always been good at playing with connotation and has always been scornful of special effects. The insoluble myth, the use of oblique lenses and high-intensity contrast colors can not enter the vision of the European academic school .
In the movie "Dr. Parnassos' Fantasy Show", it is proved that TerryGilliam is an imaginative director Mtime.com . His films have a distinctive personal style, such as oblique shots, strong contrasting colors, ridiculous stories and crazy characters
. In the movie "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus", the maverick TerryGilliam uses his imagination to the extreme Online .
TerryGilliam created a very similar and weird world to challenge the universe. His video style is out of date, and his exploration of time and space is brutal and claustrophobic. For Gilliam, every film made is a battle: always oppose mainstream Hollywood culture, always oppose high social consumption, always oppose militarism and imperialism, always oppose boring narratives and mediocre personnel, always Oppose all the listless things related to the "American Dream" .
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