Tabu
a story of the South Seas
by F. W. Murnau and Robert Joseph Flaherty
Filmed in Tahiti and Bora-Bora in 1928-29, Tabu is the story of the consecration of a maiden to the gods, who is, as a result, forbidden to all men. Unfortunately, she and a young fisherman fall in love and must flee their homeland.
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Originally produced as a motion picture in 1931.
Aspect ratio, 1.19:1.
National Film Registry selection, 1994.
Special features: The language of shadows: Tabu, a 15-minute documentary by Luciano Berriatúa on the making and restoration of the film ; takes & outtakes ; raw camera footage with naration ; "Hunt in the South Seas," a 1940 ethnographic short compiled from unused footage of Tabu.
Photography, Floyd Crosby ; musical setting, Hugo Riesenfeld
Matahi (the boy), Reri (the girl), Jean (the policeman), Hitu (the old warrior).
MPAA rating: Not rated.
DVD; NTSC; region 1; fullscreen (1.19:1) presentation ; mono 2.0.
Silent film with added musical soundtrack.
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