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The Language of Shadows: Tabu: The Cinematic Legacy

2007 · 15 min

A quiet, scholarly look behind a silent classic, rewarding for those curious about how films get made.

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Luciano Berriatúa documentary on the making of Murnau's Tabu

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    • art
    • memory
    • exploration
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    Audience
    adult
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    • documentary
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    Complexity6
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    Directed by
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    Runtime
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    Languages
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