Bibliograph

Man of Aran, a Gaumont-British Picture Corporation Ltd. presentation of the Gainsborough Picture ; written, directed, and photographed by Robert Flaherty in collaboration with Frances Flaherty ; produced by Michael Balcon

Type

Label

Man of Aran, a Gaumont-British Picture Corporation Ltd. presentation of the Gainsborough Picture ; written, directed, and photographed by Robert Flaherty in collaboration with Frances Flaherty ; produced by Michael Balcon

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Main title

Man of Aran

Oclc number

52498856

Responsibility statement

a Gaumont-British Picture Corporation Ltd. presentation of the Gainsborough Picture ; written, directed, and photographed by Robert Flaherty in collaboration with Frances Flaherty ; produced by Michael Balcon

Runtime

Series statement

HVe, MAN 240

Summary

Documents the life of a family in a small fishing village in the Aran Islands, Ireland, as it struggles to win the daily battle against its magnificent opponent--the sea. Contains both documentary footage and staged scenes, with an invented family at the film's center

Table Of Contents

Special features: New digital transfer; How the myth was made; Hidden and seeking; Flaherty and film; Looking back; Outside the frame

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action

resource.variantTitle

Robert Flaherty's

Contributor