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Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

2 hr. 3 min. | Drama, War | Pegi 13

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During World War II, British soldier Jack Celliers is captured by Japanese forces and held in a prison camp by the honor-bound Capt. Yanoi. Yanoi and gruff Sgt. Hara become intrigued with Celliers' open defiance in the face of their staunchly old-world ideas about cowardice and shame. Meanwhile, a translator, Lt. Col. John Lawrence, attempts to find common ground between British and Japanese beliefs.


Nagisa Ōšima

Nagisa Ōšima

Nagisa Ōshima studied law in Kyoto University and was later hired by a Japanese film production company “Shochiku” and quickly progressed to directing his own films, making his debut feature “A Town of Love and Hope” (1959). Later on, he started his independent filmmaking period with “The Catch” (1961).
Languages
English, Japanese
Subtitles
Lithuanian, English
Original title
Senjō no Merī Kurisumasu
Produced
1983: Japan, United Kingdom, New Zealand

Film information

Director
Nagisa Ōšima
Producers
Jeremy Thomas
Screenplay
Nagisa Ōshima, Paul Mayersberg
Music
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Cinematography
Toichiro Narushima
Cast
David Bowie, Tom Conti, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Takeshi Kitano, Jack Thompson
More information
www.imdb.com

Screenings

Sunday, 13 November

18:00

Skalvija · Hall 1

Past screening

Sunday, 13 November

21:20

Forum Cinemas Kaune · 4

Past screening

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