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19261h 38mNREnglish

Moana

6.7
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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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DirectorRobert Flaherty

Keywords

south seasindigenouscoconuttattooingsamoapolynesiarite of passagepolynesianoceania1920smanhoodethnographic filmtattoo artdance ritualnativemarriage ritedocufictionindigenous tribespolynesian island

Cast

Ta'avale as Moana

Ta'avale

Moana

Fa'amgase as Moana's Fiancé

Fa'amgase

Moana's Fiancé

Tama as Moana's Father

Tama

Moana's Father

T'ugaita as Moana's Mother

T'ugaita

Moana's Mother

Pe'a as Moana's Younger Brother

Pe'a

Moana's Younger Brother

Leupenga as Moana's Older Brother

Leupenga

Moana's Older Brother