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Tabu Overview:

Tabu (1931) was a Drama - Romance Film directed by F.W. Murnau and produced by F.W. Murnau, Robert J. Flaherty and David Flaherty.

Tabu was inducted into the National Film Registry in 1994.

Academy Awards 1930/31 --- Ceremony Number 4 (source: AMPAS)

AwardRecipientResult
Best CinematographyFloyd CrosbyWon
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Tabu BlogHub Articles:

Risos, culpa e tabu: personagens travestidos no cinema / Laughter, guilt and taboo: A brief history of dressing in drag at the movies

By Lê on Oct 31, 2016 From Critica Retro

Risos, culpa e tabu: personagens travestidos no cinema / Laughter, guilt and taboo: A brief history of dressing in drag at the movies Ah, cinema! Uma fonte histórica maravilhosa, um espelho poderoso de como a sociedade pensava e se comportava décadas atrás. Claro, nenhum pensamento é unâ... Read full article

Risos, culpa e tabu: personagens travestidos no cinema / Laughter, guilt and taboo: A brief history of dressing in drag in the movies

By Lê on Nov 30, -0001 From Critica Retro

Risos, culpa e tabu: personagens travestidos no cinema / Laughter, guilt and taboo: A brief history of dressing in drag in the movies Ah, cinema! Uma fonte histórica maravilhosa, um espelho poderoso de como a sociedade pensava e se comportava décadas atrás. Claro, nenhum pensamento é u... Read full article

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Tabu Facts
This film was selected to the National Film Registry, Library of Congress, in 1994.
The film was censored upon release to remove nudity involving natives on the island.
Producer/director/co-writer F.W. Murnau died in a car accident a few days after starting work on the music for this film. The film had its New York premiere a week later.
Originally conceived as a co-venture with documentarian Robert J. Flaherty. As work on the project progressed, it became increasingly clear to Flaherty that F.W. Murnau did not adapt well to co-directing and that he was being squeezed off the film. A factor helping Murnau in this was that he was one of the chief financiers.
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