Tabu /
The surreal two-part tale of Aurora, who upon her death-bed will make a mysterious request to see a man no one had ever heard of, transporting us to the foothills of 1960s Africa in order to tell a story that occurred fifty years ago - the story of an irrational taboo and its extravagant consequence...
| Uniform Title: | Tabu (Motion picture : 2012) |
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| Other Authors: | , , , , , , |
| Format: | Video |
| Language: | Portuguese |
| Language Notes: | Closed captioned; Portuguese and English language soundtrack with optional English captions. |
| Published: |
[São Paulo, Brazil] :
Gullane,
2012.
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Kanopy) |
| Summary: | The surreal two-part tale of Aurora, who upon her death-bed will make a mysterious request to see a man no one had ever heard of, transporting us to the foothills of 1960s Africa in order to tell a story that occurred fifty years ago - the story of an irrational taboo and its extravagant consequences. Shot in lush black and white 16mm and 35mm. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1 video file (118 min., 14 sec.) : sound, black and white |
| Awards: | Winner of Critic's Prize at the Berlin Film Festival 2012. |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, Rui Poças ; editors, Telmo Churro, Miguel Gomes |