Nicole begins an affair with a Prince. After a tragedy Nicole becomes obsessed with suicide in traditional "hara-kiri" fashion.
Hara-Kiri from 1925 is a weird one. If you're into silent films that feel like they're trying to figure out what they want to be, and you have a high tolerance for melodrama that occasionally veers into the absurd, then maybe. It's a curiosity, especially for folks interested in early French cinema's take on "the exoti...
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Henri Debain
Robert N. Bradbury
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"Hara-Kiri from 1925 is a weird one. If you're into silent films that feel like they're trying to figure out what they want to be, and you have a high tolerance for melodrama that occasionally veers into the absurd, then maybe. It's a curiosity, especially for folks interested in early French cinema's take on "the exotic." But if you want a tight, coherent story or anything approaching modern pacing, you'll probably find it a slog. Most people will bounce off this, frankly. The opening shots are…..."
Marie-Louise Iribe
Pierre Lestringuez
France
1931 · IMDb 7.3
