Tom Conti

Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence -- MERRY CHRISTMAS MR. LAWRENCE is a multilayered, brutal, at times erotic tale of culture clash that was one of Oshima's greatest successes.

When two married business executives (Owen and Aniston) having an affair are blackmailed by a violent criminal, the two must turn the tables on him to save their families.

Overjoyed to have finally signed their divorce papers, incessantly bickering doctor Roger (Tom Conti) and lawyer Jean (Teri Garr) are thrown back into each other's lives when a bungling jewel thief kidnaps them and takes them to the jungles of South America. But helping a sick indigenous woman and experiencing life's other little miracles gives the couple a second shot at true love. Jim Kouf directs this heartwarming comedy.

BEYOND THERAPY is an insane and fast-paced romantic comedy about a bizarre dinner date.

BEYOND THERAPY is an insane and fast-paced romantic comedy about a bizarre dinner date.

Directed by Robert Altman and starring Jeff Goldblum (Independence Day, Jurassic Park), Julie Hagerty (Airplane), Christopher Guest (This Is Spinal Tap, Best in Show). BEYOND THERAPY is an insane and fast-paced romantic comedy about a bizarre dinner date among Bruce (Goldblum) and Prudence (Hagerty), and their lunatic therapists, and Bruce’s jealous, gun-wielding homosexual lover Stuart, and Stuart’s over-protective mother, and a whole group of very odd New York characters. Will Bruce and Prudence find love amidst all the craziness?

Directed by Robert Altman and starring Jeff Goldblum, Julie Hagerty and Christopher Guest. BEYOND THERAPY is an insane and fast-paced romantic comedy about a bizarre dinner date among Bruce (Goldblum) and Prudence (Hagerty), their lunatic therapists, Bruce's jealous, gun-wielding homosexual lover Stuart, Stuart's over-protective mother and a whole group of very odd New York characters. Will Bruce and Prudence find love amidst all the craziness?

In this captivating, exhilaratingly skewed World War II drama from Nagisa Oshima (In the Realm of the Senses, Empire of Passion), David Bowie (The Man Who Fell to Earth, Basquiat) regally embodies the character Celliers, a high-ranking British officer interned by the Japanese as a POW. Music star Ryuichi Sakamoto (who also composed this film’s hypnotic score) plays the camp commander, who becomes obsessed with the mysterious blond major, while Tom Conti (The Duellists; Reuben, Reuben) is British lieutenant colonel Mr. Lawrence, who tries to bridge the emotional and language divides between his captors and fellow prisoners. Also featuring actor-director Takeshi Kitano (Sonatine, Fireworks) in his first dramatic role, MERRY CHRISTMAS MR. LAWRENCE is a multilayered, brutal, at times erotic tale of culture clash that was one of Oshima’s greatest successes.

Set in a prisoner-of-war camp during World War II, this drama from director Nagisa Ôshima examines the unlikely relationship between British prisoner Maj. Celliers (David Bowie) and the camp's Japanese commandant Capt. Yonoi (Ryuichi Sakamoto). As Yonoi develops an obsession with Celliers, Allied captive Col. Lawrence (Tom Conti) works with chief guard Sgt. Hara (Takeshi "Beat" Kitano) to protect the POWs from rape and other abuses.

MERRY CHRISTMAS MR. LAWRENCE is a multilayered, brutal, at times erotic tale of culture clash that was one of Oshima's greatest successes.

MERRY CHRISTMAS MR. LAWRENCE is a multilayered, brutal, at times erotic tale of culture clash that was one of Oshima's greatest successes.

Keith Carradine and Harvey Keitel star in this dramatic film about two officers in Napoleon's army who violently confront each other in a series of duels. The duels begin as a reaction to a minor incident and escalate into a consuming passion that rules the lives of both men for a period of 30 years. Based on Joseph Conrad's story, The Duellists explores the themes of obsession, honor and violence. This visually breathtaking film weaves a compelling story through to an unexpected outcome. It was awarded "Best Debut Film" at the 1977 Cannes Film Festival.