Moana (1926)

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.”

Genres: Documentary

Stars: Ta'avale, Fa'amgase, Tama, T'ugaita, Pe'a

Release Date: 1926-01-07

Country: United States of America

Ratings: 6.6 / 10 (34 votes)

Runtime: 98 mins