Moana

Synopsis

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.”

CAST

Robert Flaherty

Director

Frances H. Flaherty

Director

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

Robert Flaherty

Director

Frances H. Flaherty

Director

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

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