Film
Moana
1926 · 1h 38m · Documentary
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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.”
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Cast
Ta'avale
Moana
Fa'amgase
Moana's Fiancé
Tama
Moana's Father
T'ugaita
Moana's Mother
Pe'a
Moana's Younger Brother
Leupenga
Moana's Older Brother
Crew
- Robert FlahertyDirector · Screenplay · Producer · Editor · Director of Photography
- Frances H. FlahertyProducer · Screenplay · Editor · Director
- Julian JohnsonWriter · Editor
- Jesse L. LaskyExecutive Producer
- Adolph ZukorExecutive Producer
- Bob RobertsDirector of Photography
- James C. BradfordOriginal Music Composer
Media
Details
- Release date
- January 7, 1926
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Rated
- NR
- Genres
- Documentary
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