Thursday, September 18, 2014

Harakiri (1919)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0010208/
Harakiri (1919) Poster

*** out of 5
Early Fritz Lang silent film, more interesting from that aspect than for its actual content, which is a variation of the Madam Butterfly story. Interesting comparisons could also be draw between this and The Squaw Man (which Cecil B DeMille made 3 times) as both have quite similar themes, plots and endings, and combined make an interesting reflection of racial attitudes of the time.

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