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Tabu: A Story of the South Seas

1931 · 86 min

A lyrical, almost wordless plunge into island life and its loss, moving from sunlit idyll to a quietly devastating, fate-driven tragedy.

Directed by
F. W. Murnau
Genres
Romance, Drama, Adventure
Starring
Matahi, Anne Chevalier, Bill Bambridge
Overview
On the South Pacific island of Bora Bora, a young couple's love is threatened when the tribal chief declares the girl a sacred virgin.

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Directed by
F. W. Murnau
Genres
Romance, Drama, Adventure
Starring
Matahi, Anne Chevalier, Bill Bambridge
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • fate
  • survival
  • nature
  • betrayal
Places
  • sea
  • small town
  • wilderness
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance7
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
romance, drama, adventure
Directed by
F. W. Murnau
Written by
Edgar G. Ulmer, F. W. Murnau, Robert Flaherty
Starring
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Music
Hugo Riesenfeld
Cinematography
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Runtime
86 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
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