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  • The Criterion Cut: Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

    The Criterion Cut: Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

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    Douglas Rasmussen
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    We dig deep back into the Criterion Collection vault for a rare and enigmatic David Bowie performance in director Nagisa Oshima’s Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence. Another week in which I revisit a classic oldie. I first saw this film on home video sometime around 1984 or 1985. I had just discovered ‘Let’s Dance’ era David…