What 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail' Teaches Us About Filmmaking

In today's episode of What I Learned From Watching we look at what 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail' teaches us about filmmaking. This episode features how Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam approached this project as first time directors, how comedy can influence film form, and how the animation...

20 min - Film & Pop Culture - CinemaTyler

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