Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (Criterion Collection) R

Java, 1942— A clash of cultures, a test of the human spirit.
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (Criterion
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Format:  DVD  (2 Discs)
item number:  VYEH
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DVD Details

  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Rated: R
  • Run Time: 2 hours, 3 minutes
  • Video: Color
  • Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
  • Released: September 28, 2010
  • Originally Released: 1983
  • Label: Criterion

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Entertainment Reviews:

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TOMATOMETER
4 stars out of 5 -- Oshima prods at oppositional political systems, ethics and codes of conduct....Bowie is excellent...
Uncut
Nov 1, 2011
4 stars out of 5 -- Tom Conti's rueful performance gives heart to an intelligent, moving study of humanity in an inhuman situation.
Total Film
Nov 1, 2011
...A powerful, many-sided, realistic story....Certainly very meaningful intellectually...
Variety
May 25, 1983
...Bowie's screen presence here is mercurial and arresting, and he seems to arrive at this effortlessly....Intriguing...
New York Times
Aug 26, 1983
A culture-clash curiosity with grace and edge...
Uncut
Feb 1, 2005

Product Description:

A taut psychological drama about clashing cultures and the human will to survive. A British Army officer in a Japanese P.O.W. camp wages a war of wills with his strict and often belligerent captors.

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  • UPC: 715515061919
  • Shipping Weight: 0.36/lbs (approx)
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