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Jabberwocky

Terry GILLIAM

UK1977 105min 35mm Color Korean Premiere

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The hero Cooper goes through sheer adventures while his effort of saving the kingdom threatened by a terrible monster Jabberwocky. Jabberwocky is GILLIAMs first solo directing feature, inspired by the nonsense poem Jabberwockyfrom the novel Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There.A hilarious medieval comedy that shows young Terrys agony as director.

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Terry GILLIAM

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He became famous as a director of the Monty Python sequels, and held a special place in people's heart with Jabberwocky(1977) and Time Bandits(1981). In 1985 he joined Hollywood and made Brazil, which became immediately a masterpiece winning the Best Director Award in LAFCA. With humor and imagination, he has actively made unique films such as The Fisher King(1991) and 12 Monkeys(1995) representing the world as a distopia.