United States / May 22, 1973 / NR / Museum of Modern Art, New York
1h 38min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
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.”
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Genres
Documentary
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Moana |
| Original language | EN |
| Spoken languages | No Language |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Robert Flaherty Productions Inc. |
| Release date | 7 gennaio 1926 |
| Executive producer | Jesse L. Lasky, Adolph Zukor |
| Production | Frances H. Flaherty, Robert Flaherty |
| Writer | Julian Johnson, Frances H. Flaherty, Robert Flaherty |
| Editing | Julian Johnson, Frances H. Flaherty, Robert Flaherty |
| Cinematography | Bob Roberts, Robert Flaherty |
| Assistant directors | Robert Flaherty, Frances H. Flaherty |
| Camera operators | Bob Roberts, Robert Flaherty |
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| Additional photography | Bob Roberts, Robert Flaherty |
| Music | James C. Bradford |
| Sound | James C. Bradford |
Release dates
Limited release
Theatrical release
United States / Jan 07, 1926 / NR
Denmark / Mar 16, 1926
Finland / Oct 22, 1926
United Kingdom / Nov 18, 1926 / U
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Portugal / Jan 30, 1928
Japan / Nov 30, 1928 / G
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