Moana
1926
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.
Director:
Frances H. Flaherty, Robert J. Flaherty
Writers:
Frances H. Flaherty, Robert J. Flaherty, Julian Johnson
Production:
N/A
Country:
United States
