Tabu (2012)
- Directed by
- Miguel Gomes
- Genre
- drama film, romance film
- Country
- Germany, Brazil, France, Portugal
- Runtime
- 1h 51m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 176 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
The film is split into two parts. In present-day Lisbon, a woman cares for her elderly neighbor Aurora, who shares mysterious stories. The second part flashes back to Aurora's passionate youth in colonial Africa.
lyricalcontemplativemelancholicnostalgicslow-pacedbittersweetelegiacintimate
What happens
Tabu is a 2012 Portuguese drama film co-written and directed by Miguel Gomes. It stars Teresa Madruga, Laura Soveral, Ana Moreira and Carloto Cotta. The first part of Tabu's plot depicts a socially conscious woman and the final days of her neighbour, an elderly woman named Aurora. The second is a flashback to a year in Aurora's life in 1960s Portuguese Africa. The film's title references F. W. Murnau's 1931 silent film. Tabu premiered on 14 February 2012 at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Alfred Bauer Award and the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) prize. It won the Grand Prix at the 2012 edition of Film Fest Gent. Critically acclaimed, Tabu has been ranked among the best films of the year and the decade. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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