Nagisa.Oshima.Merry.Christmas.Mr.Lawrence.1983.DVDR.PROPER.D2.DVD9-CC535.nfo
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Previous disc had manufacturer's mastering error on some of the extras. Problem appeared only on disc two. This one is a working replacement.
MERRY CHRISTMAS MR. LAWRENCE (1983)
complete 2-disc set
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085933/
User Rating: 7.1/10 4,416 votes
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003UM8T3A/
http://www.criterion.com/films/27512-merry-christmas-mr-lawrence
Criterion Collection # 535
DVD Release Date: September 28, 2010
Director: Nagisa Oshima
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In this captivating, skewed World War II drama from Nagisa Oshima, David Bowie regally embodies Celliers, a British officer interned by the Japanese as a POW. Rock star Ryuichi Sakamoto (who also composed this film's hypnotic score) plays the camp commander, obsessed with the mysterious blond major, while Tom Conti is the British lieutenant colonel Lawrence, who tries to bridge the emotional and language divides between captor and prisoner. Also featuring actor-director Takeshi Kitano in his first dramatic role, Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence is a multilayered, brutal, at times erotic tale of culture clash, and one of Oshima's greatest successes.
READ:
Lawrence of Shinjuku: Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
By Chuck Stephens | September 28, 2010
http://www.criterion.com/current/posts/1605-lawrence-of-shinjuku-merry-christmas-mr-lawrence
Format: NTSC
DVD Size: 7.51 + 7.65 GB -- Exact Untouched Copy
Runtime (main feature): 123 minutes
Type: Color
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Sound (main feature): English+Japanese DD2.0
Subtitles: optional English
SET FEATURES:
# New, restored high-definition master.
# The Oshima Gang, a 1983 making-of featurette.
# New video interviews with producer Jeremy Thomas, screenwriter Paul Mayersberg, actor Tom Conti, and actor-composer Ryuichi Sakamoto.
# Hasten Slowly, an hour-long 1996 documentary about author Laurens van der Post, whose autobiographical novel was the basis for the film.
# Original theatrical trailer.
# New and improved English subtitle translation.
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