Gilliam
Gilliam is a surname, most notably associated with Terry Gilliam, the American-British filmmaker and animator known for his work with Monty Python and visually distinctive films like *Brazil* and *Twelve Monkeys*.
As an adjective, Gilliam-esque or Gilliamesque describes surreal, chaotic visual style with fantastical imagery and dystopian themes: The set design had a Gilliam quality—all exposed pipes and impossible angles.
Work meant to amuse
- animationTechnique creating movement illusion
- JonesFrequent family name
- absurdistBeliever in cosmic meaninglessness
- cutoutShape removed from material
Cleese · Palin · collage · surreal · sketch · satire · parody · Spamalot
One who leads
- MunchausenPathological liar archetype
- dystopianDepicting oppressive imagined societies
- fantasyImaginative mental wandering
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
auteur · imaginative · surreal · visuals · baroque · steampunk · whimsical · unconventional
comedy
Work meant to amuse
- animationTechnique creating movement illusion
- JonesFrequent family name
- absurdistBeliever in cosmic meaninglessness
Cleese · Palin · cutout · collage · surreal · sketch · satire · parody · Spamalot · troupe
director
One who leads
- MunchausenPathological liar archetype
- dystopianDepicting oppressive imagined societies
- fantasyImaginative mental wandering
visionary · auteur · imaginative · surreal · visuals · baroque · steampunk · whimsical · unconventional · fantastical
genealogy
Study of family descent
lineage · bloodline · descendants · relatives · kin · pedigree · patronymic
Gilliamkitchen sink realism
Drama of everyday hardship
cinéma vérité · naturalism · austerity · restraint · realism
GilliamJerry Seinfeld
Larry David · Ricky Gervais · The Office · observational comedy · deadpan