Review of Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983) by Emma B — 10 Sep 2007

One of my favorite films of all time. Moving ...

This review of Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983) was written by Emma B on 10 Sep 2007.

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence has generally received positive reviews.

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It's a Christmas film without the snow or the yuletide. It's a whisper of a film with an amazing all-star cast…

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Detached, non emotional homoeroticism. But who knows, maybe Nagisa Oshima intended to do it that way. It was almost tongue in cheek…

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I liked this one, but it didn't fully work for me…

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