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Tabu [VHS] [1931]

VHS ~ Anne Chevalier

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Actors: Anne Chevalier, Matahi, Hitu, Bill Bambridge, Jean
Directors: F.W. Murnau
Writers: Robert J. Flaherty, F.W. Murnau, Edgar G. Ulmer
Producers: Robert J. Flaherty, F.W. Murnau, David Flaherty
Format: Black & White, PAL, Import
Language English
Classification: U
Studio: Palisades Tartan
VHS Release Date: 9 May 1994
Run Time: 76 minutes

Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)

ASIN: B00004COOR
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 22,945 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)
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Filmed in Tahiti, the story of a fisherman who falls in love with a beguiling woman who has been forbidden to men. German Expressionist director F.W. Murnau's last film is one of the most gorgeous black & white films ever made. Pioneering documentarian Robert Flaherty (NANOOK OF THE NORTH) co-directed the film, which won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great directors Murnau and Flaherty make a movie together, 2 Aug 2004

By	Lawrance M. Bernabo (The Zenith City, Duluth, Minnesota) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)

"Tabu" was filmed entirely in Tahiti and represents a most unusual collaboration between two legendary directors: F. W. Murnau ("Sunrise") and Robert J. Flaherty ("Nanook of the North"). "Tabu" tells the story of Matahi, a young fisherman, who falls in love with the beautiful Reri. But when their love is doomed by a tribal edict, which decrees the her to be "tabu" to all men, the couple run away. However, civilization does not prove to be any better for the star-crossed lovers. A beautiful film, just for its depiction of life on the South Sea Islands, "Tabu" is exactly the type of film you would think Murnau and Flaherty would make together. This was Murnau's last film. After making three movies in Hollywood he was disillusioned with the studio system and was looking to make a partnership with Flaherty. This 1931 silent film, made three years into the sound era (a decision which perhaps owes as much to the difficulty of getting sound equipment to the South Pacific as it does to artistic inclination), won a well-deserved Oscar for Cinematography and was added to the National Film Registry in 1994.

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