Man of Aran
1934 · 1h 16m · Documentary, Drama · United Kingdom · Rated PG (CA)
A documentary on the life of the people of the Aran Islands, who were believed to contain the essence of the ancient Irish life, represented by a pure uncorrupted peasant existence centred around the struggle between man and his hostile but magnificent surroundings. A blend of documentary and fictional narrative, the film captures the everyday trials of life on Ireland's unforgiving Aran Islands.
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Robert Flaherty6.5Smart score
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caught in the raincoastal waterscrashing wavesdocu-fictionfishermenfishing adventurefishing villagehardshipharpoonerhostile terrainirelandirishmanirish searemote islandseaside cliffseaweedshark fishersstone islandstorm at seastruggle to survivesurvival actiontorrential wind
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