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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…

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Tabu (2012) movie still: wide — A dark, shadowed interior corridor leads to an open doorway overlooking a distant hilly landscape. A man sits on the…Tabu (2012) movie still: medium — A dark, featureless space serves as the background for the man. The man holds an oil lantern to light his…Tabu (2012) movie still: wide — A stone-paved waterfront area features a grassy slope with tiered concrete drainage channels. One person stands by…Tabu (2012) movie still: closeup — A woman wears an elaborate period hat with feathers and a face veil. She stares forward while standing in an…Tabu (2012) movie still: wide — A crowd of protestors holds numerous signs at night in a wide public square. A police officer in a leather jacket…Tabu (2012) movie still: wide — A view through a paneled iron window looks out onto a leafy outdoor path. A small group of people walks along the…Tabu (2012) movie still: medium — Two women stand side by side against a background featuring soft bokeh lights. They both look downward with their…Tabu (2012) movie still: medium — A group of older adults sit around a long table in an attic-like room. A woman stands at the head of the table…Tabu (2012) movie still: closeup — An older woman sits at a table in a dimly lit restaurant at night. She looks forward with her hands clasped,…Tabu (2012) movie still: establishing — A paved multi-lane highway extends toward a city skyline under a clear sky. Concrete barriers line the road…Tabu (2012) movie still: medium — Two men lounge in hammocks set up in a lush, outdoor tropical environment. One man sleeps while the other sits…Tabu (2012) movie still: medium — A weathered brick wall with peeling plaster and a simple chalk stick figure drawing. A man and a woman sit…Tabu (2012) movie still: medium — A dark subterranean stone space with rock walls and low visibility conditions. A group of people wearing mining…Tabu (2012) movie still: closeup — A person's hand holds a small grass woven creature against a dark background. The woven figure mimics the shape…Tabu (2012) movie still: medium — An outdoor veranda overlooks a dense forest canopy under a bright overcast sky. A man stands at the edge with his…Tabu (2012) movie still: wide — A vast tea plantation stretches toward rolling mountains under a cloudy sky. Five workers move between rows of…
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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.

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.

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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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  • #020202
  • #f9f9f9
  • #2b2b2b

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