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Moana

Moana

1926•1h 38m•6.7/10
Documentary

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6.7/10(35)

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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Production

Robert Flaherty Productions Inc.

Language

EN

Status

Released

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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

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