Review of Man of Aran (1934) by David S — 14 Apr 2011
Robert Flaherty's film of life in an Irish fishing community owes less to the real lives of the villagers than Flaherty's own sense of drama and storytelling. It's about as real as The Office but is an engrossing series of set-pieces where Flaherty films in a never ending sea of tension by putting the protagonists in various dangerous situations set against the tempestuous wind and sea that is the master of these people's lives.
A seeming influence to Herzog all those years later, this really is a sort of cinematic shock from a director as visionary as Welles and stubborn as Von Sternberg. A must see.
This review of Man of Aran (1934) was written by David S on 14 Apr 2011.
Man of Aran has generally received positive reviews.
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