DVD release of the 1931 motion picture. Aspect ratio, 1.19:1. 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. Matahi (the boy), Reri (the girl), Jean (the policeman), Hitu (the old warrior).
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.
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