Moana

Plot Summary

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.”

Top Cast

Ta'avale Moana

Fa'amgase Moana's Fiancé

Tama Moana's Father

T'ugaita Moana's Mother

Pe'a Moana's Younger Brother