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Man of Aran / Janus Films ; Gaumont-British Picture Corporation Ltd. ; a Gainsborough Picture ; written, directed, and photographed by Robert Flaherty ; collaborators, John Goldman, Frances H. Flaherty ; produced by Michael Balcon.
LIBRA DVD 001 489
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Fishing villages.
- Aran Islands (Ireland)--Social life and customs.
- Aran Islands (Ireland).
- Fishing villages--Ireland--Aran Islands.
- Ireland--Aran Islands.
- Genre:
- Feature films.
- Documentary films.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (77 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
- monochrome
- Other Title:
- At head of title: Robert Flaherty's Man of Aran
- Place of Publication:
- [Chicago, IL] : Home Vision HVE Entertainment, [2003]
- System Details:
- DVD; Dolby digital mono.
- digital
- optical
- mono
- Dolby
- video file
- DVD video
- 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.
- Participant:
- Colman "Tiger" King, Maggie Dirrane, Michael Dillane.
- Credits:
- Cinematography, Robert J. Flaherty; assistant director, Pat Mullin (John), of Aran; editor & scenarist, John Goldman; original music, John Greenwood; musical score by John Greenwood under the direction of Louis Levy; music direction, Louis Levy.
- Notes:
- Special features: "How the Myth was made" / co-produced by James Brown and George C. Stoney (a 60 min. documentary about the making of Man of Aran, presented in color); "Hidden and Seeking" (a documentary excerpt featuring Frances Flaherty; presented in b&w); " Flaherty and film" (a filmed discussion of Man of Aran with Frances Flaherty; presented in b&w); "Looking Back" (Robert J. Flaherty reflects on the making of Man of Aran; presented in color); "Outside the frame" (production stills and sketches).
- "Specially composed score based on the original Irish folk songs of the Aran Islands"--Credits.
- Videodisc release of the documentary motion picture produced in 1934.
- ISBN:
- 078002480X
- OCLC:
- 52498856
- Publisher Number:
- 037429163924
- MAN 240 Home Vision HVE Entertainment
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