Moana

In the South Seas, Samoan village life is portrayed 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 pride of beauty and pride of strength.

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Release date

7 Jan 1926

Runtime

1 h 38 min

• TMDB 6.7

Genres

• Documentary

Director

Robert FlahertyFHFrances H. Flaherty

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Countries

• US
• WS

Cast

TTa'avaleas MoanaFFa'amgaseas Moana's FiancéTTamaas Moana's FatherTT'ugaitaas Moana's MotherPPe'aas Moana's Younger BrotherLLeupengaas Moana's Older Brother

Writers

JJJulian JohnsonFHFrances H. FlahertyRobert Flaherty

Composer

JCJames C. Bradford

Cinematography

BRBob RobertsRobert Flaherty

Studios

RFRobert Flaherty Productions Inc.

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