Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (Furyo)
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Synopsis
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.
Cast
- David Bowie
- Tom Conti
- Ryuichi Sakamoto
- Takeshi Kitano
- Jack Thompson
- Johnny Ohkura
- Alistair Browning
- James Malcolm
- Chris Broun
- Yûya Uchida
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- Dec 19, 2017
david bowie saying he wishes he could sing is the funniest thing i've ever heard in any film
👽 Zara 👽Jul 15, 2020fellas, is it gay to keep a lock of hair from the prisoner of war you have conquered and emaciated in an act of projected self-hatred but who also unwittingly showed you why you yearn and seek affection through a small gesture of love amidst the brutality of war and…
Carol GrantJun 16, 2018most accurate reaction to being kissed by david bowie
Dom - Dec 25, 2017
One of the greatest and most profound pleas for tolerance in the history of cinema.
Neil BahadurJun 28, 2018I absolutely love how there’s 2 kids and one just grows up to become David Bowie and the other is still just a kid.
BossBabyFanJan 20, 2016A lot to unpack here, but upon first glance this strikes me as a deeply layered portrait of the abysmal nature of man. There's an entire sequence near the end when Lawrence states "They thought they were doing the right thing", and that always sums up the intentions of war.…
Willow Maclay - Jan 6, 2020
Can’t decide which of the two leading men is the hottest. One of the greatest musicians that this world has ever seen, or David Bowie.
Tao ADec 26, 2021do you think love can bloom even on a battlefield
DanteJun 15, 2020for Pride Month, I wrote about the relationship between David Bowie and Ryuichi Sakamoto in Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence, and how the film conveys the significance of queer repression. I put a lot of effort into this and would really appreciate some validation, so if you…
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- Runes likedMerry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Awesome score! I knew Ryuichi’s music beforehand, but didn’t realize until the credits were rolling, that he was in the movie too😗 Impressive work⭐️ It is an interesting story, but also quite strange… But surely it did something right, as I’m still thinking about it⭐️
Matt is "meh" onMerry Christmas, Mr. LawrenceA strange film, I watched it mainly because Bowie is in it. I understand the message of the film but I felt like more could have been done and the story felt wanting. The acting is great tho
Display lovedMerry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence“In the spring, Obeying the August spirits I went to fight the enemy In the fall, Returning I beg spirits To receive also the enemy “
- Arthur likedMerry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Watched it when I was young so I hadn’t got all but the soundtrack is fire, definitly will rewatch it !
Ellis likedMerry Christmas, Mr. LawrenceLowkey I was kinda confused for some of it but it was good
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It's awkward, not because of the subject matter, but because of the contrasting acting styles. Here are two men trying to communicate in a touchy area and they behave as if they're from different planets.
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