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The Resource Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence, a Jeremy Thomas production ; a Nagisa Oshima film ; screenplay by Nagisa Oshima with Paul Mayersberg ; producer, Jeremy Thomas ; directed by Nagisa Oshima ; National Film Trustee Company

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence, a Jeremy Thomas production ; a Nagisa Oshima film ; screenplay by Nagisa Oshima with Paul Mayersberg ; producer, Jeremy Thomas ; directed by Nagisa Oshima ; National Film Trustee Company

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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
Language
  • eng
  • jpn
  • eng
  • jpn
  • eng
  • eng
Work
Publication
Edition
DVD Edition
Extent
2 videodiscs (123 min.)
Note
  • Based on the novel "The seed and the sower" by Sir Laurens Van der Post
  • Originally produced as a motion picture in 1983
  • Booklet contains the essays Lawrence of Shinjuki by Chuck Stephens; "Oshima : sex, militarism, and empire" (an interview of Nagisa Oshima by Tadao Sato); and "Ten questions for Kitano on Oshima" (translated from the Japanese by Fumiko Takagi)
Contents
  • Disc one. The film (1982; 123 min.) -- Theatrical trailer (3 min.)
  • (Conti, Sakamoto, and Thomas)
  • (2010) (40 min.)
  • On the music
  • (Ryuichi Sakamoto)
  • (2010) (18 min.)
  • Hasten slowly : the journey of Sir Laurens van der Post
  • Lemle Pictures presents ; a film by Mickey Lemle ; produced and directed by Mickey Lemle ; produced by Lemle Pictures, Inc. in association with South African Broadcasting Co.
  • (1996) (55 min.)
  • Disc two, The supplements: Featurettes
  • The Oshima gang : the making of 'Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence'
  • Mr. Lawrence Productions
  • (2005) (30 min.)
  • On the screenplay
  • (Paul Mayersberg)
  • (2010) (28 min.)
  • On location
Isbn
9781604653151
Instance
Label
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Title
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Statement of responsibility
a Jeremy Thomas production ; a Nagisa Oshima film ; screenplay by Nagisa Oshima with Paul Mayersberg ; producer, Jeremy Thomas ; directed by Nagisa Oshima ; National Film Trustee Company
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Language
  • eng
  • jpn
  • eng
  • jpn
  • eng
  • eng
Summary
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
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videorecording
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Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (Motion picture)
Credits note
Director of photography, Toichiro Narushima ; production designer, Jusho Toda ; music, Ryuichi Sakamoto ; editor, Tomoyo Oshima
Language note
In English and Japanese with optional subtitles in English
PerformerNote
David Bowie, Tom Conti, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Takeshi, Jack Thompson
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1932-2013,
  • 1952-
  • 1940-
  • 1952-
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  • Thomas, Jeremy,
  • Ōshima, Nagisa
  • Mayersberg, Paul,
  • Bowie, David,
  • Conti, Tom,
  • Sakamoto, Ryūichi
  • Bīto Takeshi,
  • Thompson, Jack
  • Sakamoto, Ryūichi
  • Lemle, Mickey,
  • Van der Post, Laurens
  • National Film Trustee Company
  • Criterion Collection (Firm)
Runtime
123
Series statement
The Criterion collection
Series volume
535
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  • World War, 1939-1945
  • Prisoners of war
  • Soldiers
  • War
  • Prisoners of war
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • Java (Indonesia)
Technique
live action
Label
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence, a Jeremy Thomas production ; a Nagisa Oshima film ; screenplay by Nagisa Oshima with Paul Mayersberg ; producer, Jeremy Thomas ; directed by Nagisa Oshima ; National Film Trustee Company
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Publication
Copyright
Note
  • Based on the novel "The seed and the sower" by Sir Laurens Van der Post
  • Originally produced as a motion picture in 1983
  • Booklet contains the essays Lawrence of Shinjuki by Chuck Stephens; "Oshima : sex, militarism, and empire" (an interview of Nagisa Oshima by Tadao Sato); and "Ten questions for Kitano on Oshima" (translated from the Japanese by Fumiko Takagi)
Accompanying material
1 booklet (28 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm)
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
stereophonic
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • Disc one. The film (1982; 123 min.) -- Theatrical trailer (3 min.)
  • (Conti, Sakamoto, and Thomas)
  • (2010) (40 min.)
  • On the music
  • (Ryuichi Sakamoto)
  • (2010) (18 min.)
  • Hasten slowly : the journey of Sir Laurens van der Post
  • Lemle Pictures presents ; a film by Mickey Lemle ; produced and directed by Mickey Lemle ; produced by Lemle Pictures, Inc. in association with South African Broadcasting Co.
  • (1996) (55 min.)
  • Disc two, The supplements: Featurettes
  • The Oshima gang : the making of 'Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence'
  • Mr. Lawrence Productions
  • (2005) (30 min.)
  • On the screenplay
  • (Paul Mayersberg)
  • (2010) (28 min.)
  • On location
Control code
662735441
Dimensions
4 3/4 in. +
Dimensions
other
Edition
DVD Edition
Extent
2 videodiscs (123 min.)
Isbn
9781604653151
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Note
Colby: NO Public Performance Rights purchased; home or classroom use ONLY
Other control number
715515061919
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
CC1928D
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
(OCoLC)662735441
System details
DVD, NTSC, region 1; widescreen presentation (1.78:1 aspect ratio, enhanced for 16:9 televisions), Dolby digital surround 2.0 stereo
Terms governing use
Bates: No public performance rights purchased; home, library, or classroom use only
Video recording format
DVD
Label
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence, a Jeremy Thomas production ; a Nagisa Oshima film ; screenplay by Nagisa Oshima with Paul Mayersberg ; producer, Jeremy Thomas ; directed by Nagisa Oshima ; National Film Trustee Company
Publication
Copyright
Note
  • Based on the novel "The seed and the sower" by Sir Laurens Van der Post
  • Originally produced as a motion picture in 1983
  • Booklet contains the essays Lawrence of Shinjuki by Chuck Stephens; "Oshima : sex, militarism, and empire" (an interview of Nagisa Oshima by Tadao Sato); and "Ten questions for Kitano on Oshima" (translated from the Japanese by Fumiko Takagi)
Accompanying material
1 booklet (28 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm)
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
stereophonic
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • Disc one. The film (1982; 123 min.) -- Theatrical trailer (3 min.)
  • (Conti, Sakamoto, and Thomas)
  • (2010) (40 min.)
  • On the music
  • (Ryuichi Sakamoto)
  • (2010) (18 min.)
  • Hasten slowly : the journey of Sir Laurens van der Post
  • Lemle Pictures presents ; a film by Mickey Lemle ; produced and directed by Mickey Lemle ; produced by Lemle Pictures, Inc. in association with South African Broadcasting Co.
  • (1996) (55 min.)
  • Disc two, The supplements: Featurettes
  • The Oshima gang : the making of 'Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence'
  • Mr. Lawrence Productions
  • (2005) (30 min.)
  • On the screenplay
  • (Paul Mayersberg)
  • (2010) (28 min.)
  • On location
Control code
662735441
Dimensions
4 3/4 in. +
Dimensions
other
Edition
DVD Edition
Extent
2 videodiscs (123 min.)
Isbn
9781604653151
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Note
Colby: NO Public Performance Rights purchased; home or classroom use ONLY
Other control number
715515061919
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
CC1928D
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
(OCoLC)662735441
System details
DVD, NTSC, region 1; widescreen presentation (1.78:1 aspect ratio, enhanced for 16:9 televisions), Dolby digital surround 2.0 stereo
Terms governing use
Bates: No public performance rights purchased; home, library, or classroom use only
Video recording format
DVD

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