

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.
You can stream Moana on HBO Max, Kino Film Collection, Kanopy, Hoopla, Darkroom and Filmtap.
Moana was directed by Robert Flaherty and Frances H. Flaherty.
Moana runs for 1h 38min, and was released in 1926.
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