BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//PYVOBJECT//NONSGML Version 1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:events.uid.4873@www.discovernikkei.org DTSTART:20141210T000000Z DTEND:20141210T000000Z DESCRIPTION:Forbidden Friendship between Prisoners and Soldiers\n<strong>"M erry Christmas Mr. Lawrence" \n(123min\, 1983) </strong> \nDirected by Nag isa Oshima&nbsp\;\n\nIn 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. Composer/Musician Ryuichi Sakamoto (who also composed this film&rsquo\;s hypnotic score) plays the camp commander \, obsessed with the mysterious blond major played by Tom Conti is the Bri tish lieutenant colonel Lawrence\, who tries to bridge the emotional and l anguage divides between captor and prisoner. Also featuring actor-director Takeshi Kitano in his first dramatic role\, <em>Merry Christmas Mr. Lawre nce</em> is a multilayered\, brutal\, at times erotic tale of culture clas h\, and one of Oshima&rsquo\;s greatest successes . DTSTAMP:20241010T201621Z SUMMARY:Japanema: Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence URL:/en/events/2014/12/10/japanema-merry-christmas-mr-lawrence/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR