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Man of Aran

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Man of Aran (1934)

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Reviews Counted: 15

Fresh: 14

Rotten:1

Average Rating: 7.6/10

Runtime: 77 mins

Genre: Education/General Interest

Synopsis: This ethnographic film is an anthropological study of the Aran Islands and its native inhabitants. On the west coast of Ireland, the indigenous people battle mother nature simply to secure a modest living for themselves and their... This ethnographic film is an anthropological study of the Aran Islands and its native inhabitants. On the west coast of Ireland, the indigenous people battle mother nature simply to secure a modest living for themselves and their families. Renowned documentarian Robert J. Flaherty records the daily activities of one fisherman in his purposeful yet dangerous confrontation with the elements. [More]

Starring: Colman 'Tiger' King, Maggie Dirrane, Michael Dillane, Pat Mullin

Starring: Colman 'Tiger' King, Maggie Dirrane, Michael Dillane, Pat Mullin, Patch 'Red Beard' Ruadh, Patcheen Faherty

Director: Robert Flaherty

Director: Robert Flaherty
Screenwriter: Robert J. Flaherty
Composer: John Greenwood

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May 20, 2003

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DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Full Frame - 1.33

Additional Release Material:

  • Featurettes - 1. MAKING OF MAN OF ARAN
  • 2. HIDDEN AND SEEKING
  • Interview - 1. Archival Interview with Robert Flaherty - Director
  • Additional Footage - 1. Excerpt from "Flaherty and Film"

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  • Stills/Photos - 1. Behind the Scenes Galleries

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The film is a canny blend of observation and creation.

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02/26/08
Fernando F. Croce
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The sea is the villain and the quest for food the plot of this peasants-among-peasants picture, which rates high artistically.

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This will not be for everyone but there are a number of beautiful shots.

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10/18/06
David Parkinson
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Mightily impressive.

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06/24/06
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Breathtaking photography.

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06/03/06
Dennis Schwartz
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Flaherty made Man of Aran less a window into Aran life in the 20th Century than his interpretation of a state of rugged grace that romantic writers such as W.B. Yeats and William Synge projected onto the 19th Century.

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04/09/06
Mark Bourne
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Robert Flaherty, the mellow wanderer with a camera, has made a memorable film out of the tragic and beautiful fundamentals of human behavior.

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01/28/06
Andre Sennwald
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07/06/05
Emanuel Levy
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Not a great film because filmmaker Robert Flaherty does not seem to understand fiction.

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03/02/04
Jamie Gillies
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A spellbinding look at an extreme way of life.

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09/30/03
James Kendrick
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08/22/03
Carol Cling
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The realism of the film is outstanding, the images are stunning and decades later it's a film that stands as a powerful classic of its kind.

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05/24/03
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05/23/03
Dan Callahan
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Robert Flaherty’s film, Man of Aran, follows a similar formula as his Nanook of the North, and probably includes just as much fakery. I

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05/12/03
Matt Bailey
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The photography is brilliant, the best of any of Flaherty's work.

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01/01/00
Don Druker
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