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Moana

Moana

19266.61h 38mNR

Overview

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.”

Directed by Robert Flaherty
Written by Julian Johnson, Frances H. Flaherty, Robert Flaherty
Produced by Frances H. Flaherty, Robert Flaherty
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Top Cast

T

Ta'avale

Moana

F

Fa'amgase

Moana's Fiancé

T

Tama

Moana's Father

T

T'ugaita

Moana's Mother

P

Pe'a

Moana's Younger Brother

L

Leupenga

Moana's Older Brother

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Themes & Keywords

south seasindigenouscoconutsamoapolynesiapolynesianoceania1920sethnographic filmtattoo artdance ritualnativedocufiction

About Moana

Moana is a documentary film released in 1926 exploring themes of south seas, indigenous, coconut, samoa, polynesia, polynesian. Directed by Robert Flaherty, it stars Ta'avale, Fa'amgase, Tama. 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.”

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