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Moana (1926)

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Moana
NR 1 hr 38 minJan 7th, 1926Documentary
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Robert J. Flaherty’s follow-up to Nanook of the North shifts from the Arctic to the South Seas, portraying Samoan village life with a painterly eye. Blending ethnographic detail with a romanticized “Gauguin idyll,” the film celebrates daily rituals, communal traditions, and the passage into adulthood, suffused with what Flaherty called “pride of beauty, pride of strength.”
StarringTa'avaleFa'amgaseTama
DirectorsRobert J. FlahertyFrances H. Flaherty
WriterJulian Johnson

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:January 7th, 1926
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Jesse L. Lasky, Adolph Zukor
Production Companies:Robert Flaherty Productions Inc.
Movie Tags:
indigenous1920sdocufictionethnographic filmsouth seaspolynesiadance ritualsamoanativecoconut