Episode 37 – Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983)

A soldier's face pressed up against David Bowie's, as if whispering something. Never saw this one either.

Our Christmas-themed month continues with this not-exactly-Christmasy Japanese World War II movie starring David Bowie and set in a POW camp. However, this film about repressed desires, honor, toxic masculinity, and regret carries some potent themes, even if it’s light on conventional Yuletide joy.

Episode 37 – Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983) Mary Versus the Movies

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