

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.”
Director
Robert Flaherty, Frances H. Flaherty
Writers
Julian Johnson, Frances H. Flaherty
Release Date
January 7, 1926
Runtime
1h 38m
Status
Released
Original Language
en
Vote Count
34
Robert Flaherty Productions Inc.