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By Sam S (1,174) on 08 Aug 2012

David Bowie's relentlessly glamorous appearance , impervious to the harsh realities of a brutal Japanese POW camp, is a good metaphor for this…

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By Dan K (743) on 03 Aug 2012

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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By Maxwell S (250) on 19 Jul 2012

Tremendously violent, shocking and beautiful…

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By Justin T (783) on 09 Apr 2012

One of my top 10 forever... Oshima shot this entire movie in one take, brilliantly done. A masterpiece…

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By John C P (108) on 01 Mar 2012

This is actually reviewing the newly released Blu Fray version of the movie. It is excellent definitely Nagisa Oshima's best piece…

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By Joel D (301) on 01 Mar 2012

This is actually reviewing the newly released Blu Fray version of the movie. It is excellent definitely Nagisa Oshima's best piece…

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By Matt C (2,668) on 22 Jan 2012

Just saw it again. what a great flick, and with such a great score…

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By Randy T (648) on 22 Jan 2012

Just saw it again. what a great flick, and with such a great score…

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By Stella D (433) on 02 Jan 2012

Spell-binding, but hard to access, Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence is too far off the mark to be a movie worth recommending to friends…

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By Petros N (7) on 02 Jan 2012

A multi-layered film touching on a variety of sensitive themes such as racism, domination, the struggle for identity and doing the right thing…

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By Steve M (1,420) on 29 Dec 2011

It has some great moments but otherwise a disappointing movie…

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By Grant S (1,780) on 20 Dec 2011

Had potential, but drifted and went nowhere, aided and abetted by some really hammy acting by David Bowie…

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By Eric J (681) on 17 Dec 2011

What a surpising film. The score, although dated was thought-provoking and fitting of the overall tone…

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By Gavran R (87) on 13 Nov 2011

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

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By Jason M (2,623) on 06 Oct 2011

This strange movie is held up by David Bowie. It has a beautiful musical score. The acting is what makes this movie worth seeing…

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By Irvin C (321) on 11 Sep 2011

This was a very cryptic metaphorical film the underlying theme is homosexuality which was portrayed In the film from different aspects…

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By Hunter D (441) on 08 Sep 2011

A thematically erotic exploration of the relationships between the captors and the captives at a Japanese concentration camp during World War…

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By Jerrod H (7) on 04 Sep 2011

Chelsea and I watched this last night. Definitely worth a watch…

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By Jacob G (945) on 18 Jul 2011

It is 1942 in a Japanese prisoner or war camp in Java…

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By Steven S (909) on 18 Jul 2011

It is 1942 in a Japanese prisoner or war camp in Java…

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