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Actors: Tom Conti, David Bowie, Takeshi Kitano, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Jack Thompson
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence |
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MERRY CHRISTMAS, MR. LAWRENCE is a movie directed by Nagisa Oshima in 1983. Nominated for the Golden Palm at the Cannes Festival.
A prisoner camp in the island of Java, 1942. Tom Conti, the spokesman of the prisoners, is having a hard time trying to understand the subtleties of the japanese psychology. When David Bowie, a british officer, is brought into the camp, Captain Yonoi is attracted by him. But Bowie's rebellions and provocations and above all the strict japanese moral code will lead the captain to take cruel decisions against the european prisoners.
Surprise, the most interesting character of the movie is played by Takeshi Kitano who'll become a few years later the brilliant director of SONATINE.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Taboo Sex Story?
Yes
Kind of sex:
- Two guys MAKING OUT (squish squish!)
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Job:
- soldier
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- infantry soldier
Age:
- 40's-50's
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard wavey
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- sad
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- blonde
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) very skinny
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- emotionally unstable
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 80%
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) skinny
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Japanese
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
Asia/Pacific/Middle East
Yes
Misc setting
- prison
- fort/military installation
- school
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- explicit references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- depressed/sad
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- Japanese
Subtitles?
- Yes
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
Is this movie based on a
- book
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