Moana
Moana

Moana

6.7

1 hr 38 min

1926-01-07

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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Characters

Ta'avale

Ta'avale

Moana

Fa'amgase

Fa'amgase

Moana's Fiancé

Tama

Tama

Moana's Father

T'ugaita

T'ugaita

Moana's Mother

Pe'a

Pe'a

Moana's Younger Brother

Leupenga

Leupenga

Moana's Older Brother

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