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Tabu: A Story of the South Seas
Adventure, Drama, Romance
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.
View on IMDbAppeals to viewers drawn to lyrical silent cinema, elemental romantic tragedy, and expressive black-and-white images of nature and ritual.
- Tone
- romantic, contemplative, bittersweet
- Payoff
- heartbreak, wonder
- Pacing
- meditative
- Intensity
- moderate
- Structure
- linear
- Themes
- forbidden love, tradition, sacrifice, colonial intrusion, nature
- Setting
- early twentieth century, tropical island community and surrounding ocean
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