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Tabu: A Story of the South Seas (1931)
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1 August 1931 (USA)
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In one island of Bora Bora lagoon, a young fisherman, Matahi, is in love with Reri. But she is chosen to be the holy maid and therefore becomes "tabu"...
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Won Oscar.
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Matahi | ... | The Boy |
| Anne Chevalier | ... | The Girl (as Reri) |
| Bill Bambridge | ... | The Policeman (as Jean) |
| Hitu | ... | The Old Warrior |
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Also Known As:
Tabu (USA) (poster title)
Tabu (Austria) (Germany) [de]
Kärlekens ö (Sweden) [sv]
Tabù (Italy) [it]
Tabou (France) [fr]
Tabu (Portugal) [pt]
Tabu - kiellettyä rakkautta (Finland) [fi]
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Tabu (Austria) (Germany) [de]
Kärlekens ö (Sweden) [sv]
Tabù (Italy) [it]
Tabou (France) [fr]
Tabu (Portugal) [pt]
Tabu - kiellettyä rakkautta (Finland) [fi]
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84 min | Czech Republic:80 min
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This film was selected to the National Film Registry, Library of Congress, in 1994.
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Featured in Tabu, dernier voyage (1996)
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Symphony 'Má vlast'
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There has never been another film like "Tabu". This is a unique blending of ethnographic documentary and expressionist drama, from two directors who were masters of these forms.
The actors are real Polynesians and their ceremonies and rituals are faithfully captured, and interwoven with a tragic love story. The cinematography deservedly won an Oscar - it is truly beautiful. Murnau, away from his usual studio sets, manages to create the same sense of danger using natural light - especially moonlight - and real locations.
The performances are very strong - especially Chevalier as the girl, and the old man is as scary as Nosferatu as he haunts her dreams at night.
Sadly this was Murnau's last film - he died in a car crash just before the premiere. It is a little dramatically uneven, and certainly not the masterpiece that "Sunrise" is, but it is still very worthwhile.