Moana
6.6
1926
1h 38m
Documentary
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.”
Director
Robert Flaherty
Top Cast
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Ta'avale
Moana
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Fa'amgase
Moana's Fiancé
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Tama
Moana's Father
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T'ugaita
Moana's Mother
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Pe'a
Moana's Younger Brother
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Leupenga
Moana's Older Brother
