It is like a picture poem, with its sunshine and happiness in the beginning and its stormy drama in the end.
Tabu: A Story of the South Seas
1931 · 1h 26m · TV-PG
Adventure, Drama, Romance
Directed by
F. W. Murnau
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.
Director and cast
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Top critics, in their words
The exquisite tragic ending -- conceived musically and rhythmically as a gradually decelerating diminuendo -- is one of the pinnacles of silent cinema.
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