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The feature-length documentary, "Monty Python - The Meaning
of Live," will debut on April 25. Organizers of the festival
said on Wednesday the film offers a behind-the-scenes look at
the group's 2014 reunion show at London's 02 Arena and insights
into their comedic genius.
The five surviving Pythons, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric
Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin, will be on hand for the
special screening of "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" on April
24 at The Beacon Theatre in New York. Graham Chapman, an
original member of the group, died of cancer in 1989 at the age
of 48.
"The film is so brilliant and the Python's influence on
contemporary comedy in cinema and television is so enduring that
it feels as fresh today as it did decades ago," said Paula
Weinstein, the executive president of Tribeca Enterprises.
The comedy group, who poked fun at religion and the
establishment, performed on the BBC TV sketch comedy program
"Monty Python's Flying Circus" from 1969 to 1974 before
branching out into movies with their subversive comedy.
Two of their other films, "Monty Python's Life of Brian," and
"Monty Python's The Meaning of Life," will also be shown at the
festival that runs from April 15-26.
The Tribeca Film Festival was founded in 2001 by actor Robert De
Niro, film producer Jane Rosenthal and investor Craig Hatkoff to
revitalize the downtown New York neighborhood following the
Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center.
(Reporting by Patricia Reaney; Editing by Marguerita Choy)
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