Moana

1926 1h 38m ★6.7

Documentary

Moana

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.”

Release Date January 7, 1926

Runtime 1h 38m

Country United States of America, Samoa

Language English

Director Robert Flaherty, Frances H. Flaherty

Category Documentary

Rating 6.7 / 10 (TMDb)

Year 1926