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Tabu

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Tabu
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NR,1hr 22min
Genres:
Romance,Drama
Release:
1931
Directors:
Robert Flaherty, F.W. Murnau
Distributor:
Image Entertainment
Starring:
Matahi, Matahi Hitu, Jules  ...more
Synopsis: Tabu is a lyrical documentary of Polynesian life, given added audience appeal with a fictional plotline. The story concerns a young island girl (Anna Chevalier, who like everyone in the cast is a non-professional) who has been consecrated to the gods by her tribespeople. It is thus "tabu" for her to marry; still, she falls in love with a handsome young pearl fisherman (Matahi). The island's holy man takes the girl away in his schooner. Her lover swims after her, but eventually sinks disconsolately ... Full Synopsis
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Richard Gilliam, AMG Review
Tabu very nearly failed because of the clash in styles between its co-directors F. W. Murnau and Robert Flaherty, but it ultimately succeeded because cinematographer Floyd Crosby's work dominated the film. Murnau's greatest films -- Nosferatu (1922), Der Letzte Mann (1924), and Sunrise (1927) -- were noted for their superb visual design, particularly their highly stylized expressionistic sets. In Tabu, ... Full Review
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Matahi
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