05 May 1985
Broken Rainbow
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Moana
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 Billed Cast
Ta'avale Moana
Fa'amgase Moana's Fiancé
Tama Moana's Father
T'ugaita Moana's Mother
Pe'a Moana's Younger Brother
Leupenga Moana's Older Brother
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