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Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence. Ryuichi Sakamoto and David Bowie. Here's a movie that is even stranger than it was intended to be. "Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence" is about a clash between two cultures (British and Japanese) and two styles of military service (patriotic and pragmatic).
The film is based on the experiences of Sir Laurens van der Post (portrayed by Tom Conti) as a prisoner of war in Java (Japanese-occupied Dutch East Indies) during World War II, as depicted in his books The Seed and the Sower (1963) and The Night of the New Moon (1970).
Sep 2, 1983 · Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence: Directed by Nagisa Ôshima. With David Bowie, Tom Conti, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Takeshi Kitano. During WWII, a British colonel tries to bridge the cultural divides between a British POW and the Japanese camp commander in order to avoid bloodshed.
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- Drama, War
- Nagisa Ôshima
- 1983-09-02
During World War II, British soldier Jack Celliers (David Bowie) is captured by Japanese forces and held in a prison camp by the honor-bound Capt. Yanoi (Ryuichi Sakamoto).
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- Nagisa Ôshima
- R
- David Bowie
Dec 31, 2021 · Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence is a beautiful film, and despite its grim subject matter, there is an underlying sense of warmth to it. And although Christmas makes a very short cameo of sorts in the movie, what is there regarding the holiday wraps up the film nicely with a bow.
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Is Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983) good? Movie Review - A Good Movie to Watch. Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983) R. criterion channel. amazon. An anti-war masterpiece that explores repressed male desire via dazzling performances from David Bowie and Ryuichi Sakamoto. The Very Best. 8.6. watch later. not interested / hide. Trailer. Movie.
"Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence" is certainly one of the best anti-war films ever made. The beginning with the music of Ryuichi Sakamoto indicates how classy it is. This film has not lost the impact along the years and it is impressive how the difference of Western and Japanese cultures is depicted through the British Jack 'Strafer' Celliers and ...
