Her first book in 1991, Moana’s Philosophy listed her alleged celebrity lovers, including Harvey Keitel, Robert De Niro, Roberto Benigni and Italy’s former prime minister Bettino Craxi. She was known as a woman of both brains and beauty. A regular on TV shows, Pozzi was also celebrated for publicly speaking her mind, whether denouncing the media or advocating for gay and sexual rights. Her fame grew after her first A-level porn film, Fantastica Moana, and she eventually passed the success of Italy’s favorite porn star (and one-time Jeff Koons spouse) Cicciolina. Allegedly Federico Fellini wanted to cast her in Ginger and Fred. Although she denied it was her on film, she was suspended from TV, which created a huge spike in her popularity in the media. Named Moana, meaning deep sea, after her parents found it on a a map of Hawaii, Pozzi first became a public name after starring in her first adult film, Valentina, Girl in Heat, while also working on children’s show Tip Tap Club on Rete 2. But for Italians, Moana has already been a household name for the last 30 years. Practically speaking, the media agrees, Disney Italy would be smart to avoid minors doing a Google image search for “ Moana” in Italy.ĭisney’s Moana features an independent young female protagonist who isn’t saved by a male hero. With Disney having announced the Italian title over a year ago, before Vaiana was announced, most Italian press is in agreement that Disney is trying to distance the film from the famed porn star. title The Snow Queen, or O Reino del Gelo in Portuguese, Il regno di ghiaccio in Italy, El reino del hielo in Spain, and La reine des neiges in France, or simply Frost in Nordic countries. Frozen in Europe took on the original U.S. In Italy, Cinderella became Cenerentola, after the original Basile fairy tale. The title character throughout Europe has the name “ Vaiana” instead of “ Moana.”įilms frequently take on different names when translating titles to a local market, especially in Italy, where most movies are watched dubbed. Elsewhere in Europe, the film has the title Vaiana, or “water cave.” Disney Spain confirmed that the name change was the result of Moana being a registered brand in Spain and other European countries. 22, referring to the region of islands in the tropical Pacific Ocean. The film will be released as Oceania in Italy on Dec. “She sets sail in search of Maui, a legendary demigod and hopes to save her people.” “On a mystic island in Polynesia, the 16-year-old strong-willed daughter of the chief of the tribe, Moana from Motunui Island, is chosen by the ocean itself to reunite the Heart of Te Fiti,” according to a plot description of the film.
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