Moana

In the South Seas, Samoan village life is portrayed 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 pride of beauty and pride of strength.

Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

98 min

Cast:

Ta'avale, Fa'amgase, Tama

Quality:

HD

Director:

Robert Flaherty, Frances H. Flaherty

Release:

1926

Country:

United States, Samoa

Rating:

6.7