Tabu (2012)
Directed by Miguel Gomes · Cinematography by Rui Poças
118 min63 frames
DramaRomance
Aurora had a farm in Africa, at the foot of Mount Tabu…
Stills, screencaps & shots from Tabu
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Tabu — official trailer
What is Tabu about?
Lisbon, Portugal, 2010. Pilar, a pious woman devoted to social causes, maintains a peculiar relationship with her neighbor Aurora, a temperamental old woman obsessed with gambling who lives tormented by a mysterious past.
Where can you watch Tabu?
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What does the cinematography of Tabu look like?
Across 63 sampled frames, Tabu builds its coverage from medium shots (49% of the sample), with wide compositions (22%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Rui Poças keeps 56% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Daylight carries most of the picture. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 56% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.
What is the color palette of Tabu?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Tabu (2012) are #484848, #898989, #cbcbcb, #020202, #f9f9f9, #2b2b2b — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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