Furthermore, Kay Parker later became a spiritual counselor. In interviews before her death in 2021, she discussed Taboo with remarkable candor. She admitted it was difficult to play, but she recognized that the film touched a raw nerve in the American psyche: loneliness. She often said that fans didn't write to her about the sex scenes; they wrote to her about the scenes where Barbara was crying alone in the kitchen.
Shot on 35mm film, Taboo looks beautiful. The soft lighting, the 1980s décor (wood paneling, wine glasses, satin robes), and the analog film grain give it a dreamlike, nostalgic quality. Unlike the digital coldness of modern pornography, Taboo feels like a memory you shouldn't have. Taboo 1 -1980-