Tabu

Borrowing the title─and the two-chapter structure─of F.W. Murnau's 1931 screen swan song, Portuguese director Miguel Gomes' haunting drama follows an elderly Lisbon woman who shares with an inquisitive neighbor stories of her life in colonial Africa and a forbidden romance. After the old woman dies, her maid and the neighbor locate her former lover, who shares the details of their long-ago affair. Laura Soveral, Teresa Madruga, Henrique Espírito Santo star. 118 min. Standard; Soundtrack: Portuguese; Subtitles: English. In Portuguese with English subtitles.