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One of the best examples of this is perhaps the best King Arthur movie
ever made, the immortal "Monty Python and the Holy Grail." The more you
know about Arthurian legend and medieval history, the funnier it
gets--although it's pretty funny even without a jot of knowledge about
either.
Susan
Very true, if anybody wants a good scholarly look at medieval films have a
look at this book:
Aberth, John. _A_Knight_at_the_Movies:_Medieval_History_on_Film. Routledge
New York. 2003. ISBN 0-415-93885-6
the example he gives of a good historical movie is in fact Monty Python and
the Holy Grail and he points out just how relevant the jokes are. I'm
currently doing a course on History on Film (not history of film but looking
at the way history is portrayed in movies).
Elizabeth
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Elizabeth Walpole
Canberra Australia
ewalpole[at]tpg.com.au
http://au.geocities.com/e_walpole/
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