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.”
Revenue:
$N/A
Date Released:
01/07/1926
SPOTLIGHT
Cast
Ta'avale
Moana
Fa'amgase
Moana's Fiancé
Tama
Moana's Father
T'ugaita
Moana's Mother
Pe'a
Moana's Younger Brother