The influential American documentary pioneer Robert Flaherty spent three years making this celebrated film. Life on the island of Aran in the 1930's was hard. Families were forced to fight against the elements for their livelihoods. It was the custom of the men to await the annual migration of basking sharks. If caught they would provide a family with enough oil for a year but to catch them meant setting sail in a flimsy boat. Could it protect the fishermen against the pounding force of the ocean? The feature has undergone a new full digital restoration and the release... contains a host of extra features including the documentary 'How The Myth Was Made' Short Film 'Return Of the Islander' (25 minutes) Short Films by Robert J. Flaherty: 'The English Potter' and 'Industrial Britain' Outtake footage found at the Irish Film Archive and an image gallery. [show more]
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Robert J Flaherty's 1934 account of the Aran islanders' struggle to wrest a meagre existence from the unforgiving land and sea. Focusing on the Dirrane family, the semi-fictional documentary explores the daily life of the people as they undertake activities such as fishing, farming and hunting. How will the islanders cope with the diminishing soil levels and the threatening ocean as they attempt to catch basking sharks?
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