Moana
(1926)
January 7, 1926
(US)
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Documentary
• 98m
Overview
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.”
Directors
Robert Flaherty, Frances H. Flaherty
Writers
Julian Johnson, Frances H. Flaherty, Robert Flaherty
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Keywords
south seas
indigenous
coconut
tattooing
samoa
polynesia
rite of passage
polynesian
oceania
1920s
manhood
ethnographic film
tattoo art
dance ritual
native
marriage rite
docufiction
indigenous tribes
polynesian island
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Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
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Revenue
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