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Tabu : a story of the South Seas
Uniform Title
Tabu (Motion picture : 1931)
Title
Tabu : a story of the South Seas / told by F.W. Murnau, R.J. Flaherty ; directed by F.W. Murnau.
Edition
Restored version.
Publication
New York, NY : Kino Classics, [2015]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (86 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Medium
4 3/4 in. stampnig
Notes
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.
Silent film with added musical soundtrack.
Summary
Filmed in Tahiti and Bora-Bora in 1928-29, 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.
Variant and related titles
Story of the South Seas
Language of shadows (Motion picture)
Hunt in the South Seas (Motion picture)
Format
Images / Video & Film
Added to Catalog
January 12, 2018
Credits
Photography, Floyd Crosby.
Cast
Matahi (the boy), Reri (the girl), Jean (the policeman), Hitu (the old warrior).
System details note
DVD; NTSC; region 1; fullscreen (1.19:1) presentation ; mono 2.0.
Audience
MPAA rating: Not rated.
Videorecording number
K20192 Kino Classics
Subjects
Genre/Form
Documentary-style films.
Romance films.
Action and adventure films.
Fiction films.
Silent films.
Silent films - United States.
Feature films.
Feature films - United States.
Action and adventure films.
Documentary-style films.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Romance films.
Silent films.
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