Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
(DVD)
Contributors
Thomas, Jeremy, producer.
Ōshima, Nagisa, 1932-2013 screenwriter,
Mayersberg, Paul, screenwriter.
Jones, David, 1949- actor.
Conti, Tom, actor.
Ōshima, Nagisa, 1932-2013 screenwriter,
Mayersberg, Paul, screenwriter.
Jones, David, 1949- actor.
Conti, Tom, actor.
Published
[Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2010].
Status
Central - Adult DVD/ Blu-ray
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DVD DRAMA MERRY
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DVD DRAMA MERRY
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Published
[Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2010].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (123 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
715515061919
Notes
General Note
Based on the novel "The seed and the sower" by Sir Laurens Van der Post.
General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1983.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Toichiro Narushima ; production designer, Jusho Toda ; music, Ryuichi Sakamoto ; editor, Tomoyo Oshima ; interpreter, Didi Dickson.
Participants/Performers
David Bowie (Celliers), Tom Conti (Lawrence), Ryuichi Sakamoto (Yonoi), Takeshi [Kitano] (Hara), Jack Thompson (Hicksley).
Description
In a Japanese prison camp on Java in 1942, two British officers, John Lawrence and Jack Celliers, encounter camp commander Yonoi and his sergeant Hara. Things had been going pretty well, until charismatic, rebellious Celliers arrived. Yonoi is a devotee of the samurai ideal; neither he nor Hara can understand the stoic way in which the British prisoners accept their situation of defeat. Lawrence speaks Japanese, and ceaselessly tries to mediate between the prisoners and their overseers, translating both the words and the values of the two races. Celliers' attitude, however, is more comprehensible to Yonoi. He and Celliers arrive at a sort of détente, based on an admiration for the other, but this eventually turns into a contest of wills as the camp's carefully nurtured equilibrium is destroyed.
System Details
DVD; Region 1, NTSC; Dolby digital surround 2.0 stereo; widescreen presentation, preserving the 1.78:1 aspect ratio of the original theatrical exhibition, enhanced for 16:9 televisions.
Language
In English and Japanese with optional subtitles in English.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Biographical films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Historical films.
Java (Indonesia) -- Drama.
Motion pictures, Japanese.
Prisoners of war -- Drama.
Prisoners of war -- Great Britain -- Drama.
Soldiers -- Psychology -- Drama.
Van der Post, Laurens -- Film adaptations.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
War -- Psychological aspects -- Drama.
War films.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Concentration camps -- Indonesia -- Java -- Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese -- Drama.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Historical films.
Java (Indonesia) -- Drama.
Motion pictures, Japanese.
Prisoners of war -- Drama.
Prisoners of war -- Great Britain -- Drama.
Soldiers -- Psychology -- Drama.
Van der Post, Laurens -- Film adaptations.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
War -- Psychological aspects -- Drama.
War films.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Concentration camps -- Indonesia -- Java -- Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese -- Drama.
Other Subjects
Biographical films.
Feature films
Feature films
Feature films -- Great Britain.
Feature films -- Japan.
Foreign films.
Historical films -- Great Britain.
Historical films -- Japan.
Historical films.
Japanese language films.
Motion pictures -- Great Britain.
Motion pictures -- Japan.
War films -- Great Britain.
War films -- Japan.
War films.
Feature films
Feature films
Feature films -- Great Britain.
Feature films -- Japan.
Foreign films.
Historical films -- Great Britain.
Historical films -- Japan.
Historical films.
Japanese language films.
Motion pictures -- Great Britain.
Motion pictures -- Japan.
War films -- Great Britain.
War films -- Japan.
War films.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Thomas, J., Ōshima, N., Mayersberg, P., Jones, D., Conti, T., Sakamoto, R., Bīto Takeshi., Thompson, J., Lemle, M., & Van der Post, L. (2010). Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (Widescreen edition.). Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jeremy, Thomas et al.. 2010. Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence. Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jeremy, Thomas et al.. Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence Criterion Collection, 2010.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Thomas, Jeremy,, et al. Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence Widescreen edition., Criterion Collection, 2010.
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