In this captivating, skewed World War II drama from Nagisa Oshima, David Bowie regally embodies Celliers, a British officer interned by the Japanese as a POW. Rock star Ryuichi Sakamoto (who also composed this film's hypnotic score) plays the camp commander, obsessed with the mysterious blond major, while Tom Conti is the British lieutenant colonel Lawrence, who tries to bridge the emotional and language divides between captor and prisoner. Also featuring actor-director Takeshi Kitano in his first dramatic role, Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence is a multilayered, brutal, at times erotic tale of culture clash, and one of Oshima's greatest successes.
*Official Competition - Cannes Film Festival 1983
Director : Nagisa Ôshima
Country : United Kingdom, New Zealand, Japan
Year : 1983
Distributor : Janus Films
Format : DCP
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Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
Genre
Cinema • Fiction
Duration
2:03
Additional information
Original version, English subtitles
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