1926 · NR · 1h 38m · Documentary
Genres: Documentary
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…
Director: Robert Flaherty, Frances H. Flaherty
Writers: Julian Johnson, Frances H. Flaherty, Robert Flaherty
Music by: James C. Bradford
Cinematography: Bob Roberts, Robert Flaherty
Editor: Frances H. Flaherty, Robert Flaherty