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A LIAR'S AUTOBIOGRAPHY - THE UNTRUE STORY OF MONTY PYTHON'S GRAHAM CHAPMAN 3D
by Bill Jones, Jeff Simpson, Ben Timlett
Country: UK
Year: 2012
Duration: 85'
When Graham Chapman, who is studying medicine at Cambridge, joins the Footlights theatrical company and meets John Cleese, his life could go in one of two ways: a brilliant career as a doctor who writes humorous pieces and acts on the side, or a full-time author, actor, declared homosexual and lifetime companion of David Sherlock. And, naturally, a member of Monty Python. This film is an attempt to tell his life through several animated shorts.
Biography
film director
Bill Jones
Bill Jones (London, UK) worked as a film editor and founded Bill and Ben Productions Ltd with Ben Timlett in 1998. In 2010, the two received Emmy nominations for their documentary series Monty Python: Almost the Truth - The Lawyers Cut.
FILMOGRAFIA
Bill Jones, Ben Timlett: Monty Python: Almost the Truth - The Lawyers Cut (ep. The Much Funnier Second Episode; The Not-So-Interesting Beginnings; And Now, the Sordid Personal Bits; The Ultimate Holy Grail Episode; Lust for Glory!; Finally! The Last Episode Ever! (For Now...), mm, tv, doc., 2009). Bill Jones, Jeff Simpson, Ben Timlett: A Liar’s Autobiography - The Untrue Story of Monty Python’s Graham Chapman (anim., 2012).
Jeff Simpson
Jeff Simpson, producer of Top of the Pops, worked as a director for the BBC, making documentaries on music and television. He has also worked as a journalist for BBC News and a film critic for BBC Radio.
FILMOGRAFIA
Jeff Simpson:
What’d I Say?: A Tribute to Ray Charles (tv, doc., 2004), Queens of Disco (tv, doc., 2007), When Moyles Met the Radio 1 Breakfast DJs (tv, doc., 2010).
Bill Jones, Jeff Simpson, Ben Timlett:
A Liar’s Autobiography - The Untrue Story of Monty Python’s Graham Chapman (anim., 2012).
Ben TImlett
Ben Timlett (London, UK) received a master’s degree in archeology from the University of Reading; at the moment, he and Bill Jones are completing the feature-length Theatre of Dreams.
FILMOGRAFIA
Bill Jones, Ben Timlett:
Monty Python: Almost the Truth - The Lawyers Cut (ep. The Much Funnier Second Episode; The Not-So-Interesting Beginnings; And Now, the Sordid Personal Bits; The Ultimate Holy Grail Episode; Lust for Glory!; Finally! The Last Episode Ever! (For Now...), mm, tv, doc., 2009).
Bill Jones, Jeff Simpson, Ben Timlett:
A Liar’s Autobiography - The Untrue Story of Monty Python’s Graham Chapman (anim., 2012).
Declaration
film director
“It’s not a Monty Python film. Although most of the Pythons are in it, this is a Graham Chapman film. It’s by him, and about him. Python happens as part of the story, but so do other things in Graham’s life, like his love life and his drinking. In many ways, Graham embodies the lunatic spirit of Python, and this infuses the humour throughout this film. But it’s not Python, it’s Chapman. In keeping with the chaotic style of the narrative, the film uses different animation styles to illustrate different parts of his life”
Cast
& Credits
regia, sceneggiatura/directors, screenplay
Bill Jones, Jeff Simpson, Ben Timlett
soggetto/story
dall’autobiografia di/from the autobiography by Graham Chapman, scritta con/written in collaboration with David Sherlock, Douglas Addams, David Yallop, Alex Martin
montaggio/film editing Bill Jones
musica/music John Greswell, Christopher Taylor
suono/sound André Jacquemin
interpreti/cast Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam, Philip Bulcock, Carol Cleveland, Cameron Diaz, Tom Hollander, Stephen Fry, Rob Buckman, Lloyd Kaufman (voci/narrators)
produttori/producers Bill Jones, Ben Timlett
produzione/production Bill & Ben Productions
vendita all’estero/world sales SC Films International
montaggio/film editing Bill Jones
musica/music John Greswell, Christopher Taylor
suono/sound André Jacquemin
interpreti/cast Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam, Philip Bulcock, Carol Cleveland, Cameron Diaz, Tom Hollander, Stephen Fry, Rob Buckman, Lloyd Kaufman (voci/narrators)
produttori/producers Bill Jones, Ben Timlett
produzione/production Bill & Ben Productions
vendita all’estero/world sales SC Films International
