Monica in the South Seas
Seen it?2023 | 72 min | Documentary
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Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for the curious.
- The mood
- Eye-opening.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 12 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in another language, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Finnish filmmaker and artist Sami van Ingen is a great-grandson of documentary pioneer Robert Flaherty, and seemingly the sole member of the family with a hands-on interest in continuing the directing legacy. Among the materials he found in the estate of Robert and Frances Flaherty’s daughter Monica were the film reels and video tapes detailing several years of work on realising her lifelong dream project: a sound version of her parents’ 1926 docu-fiction axiom, Moana: A Romance of the Golden Age.
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Cast & crew
Directed by Mika Taanila, Sami van Ingen
- Monica FlahertySelf
- Robert FlahertySelf (archival footage)
- Frances H. FlahertySelf (archival footage)
- Le'iataualesa Vaiao Ala'ilimaSelf
- Sarah HudsonSelf
- Richard LeacockSelf
- Fa'amgaseSelf
- Pe'aSelf