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Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
(1983)
Genre(s):
Christmas, Concentration/Internment Camps, POW/MIA, Rock Stars on Film, Survival, World War II
Cast:
David Bowie, Tom Conti, Ryuichi Sakamoto, , Jack Thompson, Takashi Naito, Alistair Browning, Johnny Okura, Yuya Uchida, Ryunosuke Kaneda, Kan Mikami, Yuji Honma, Diasuke Iijima; DIRECTED BY: Nagisa Oshima; PRODUCER: Terry Glinwood, Jeremy Thomas, Geoffrey Nethercott, Mark Huffam;
Awards:
Natl. Bd. of Review 1983: Actor (Conti).
Review:
An often overlooked drama about a WWII Japanese POW camp. Taut psychological drama about clashing cultures and physical and emotional survival focusing on the tensions between Bowie as a British POW and camp commander Sakamato, who also composed the outstanding score. A haunting and intense film about the horrors of war. Based on the novel by Laurens van der Post.
NSS:
83-136
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