In this blend of documentary and fictional narrative from pioneering filmmaker Robert Flaherty, the everyday trials of life on Ireland's unforgiving Aran Islands are captured with attention to naturalistic beauty and historical detail..
Is it worth watching? If you like movies that feel like a cold wind against your face, sure. If you need a plot that moves along at a brisk pace or character development that feels like a modern drama, you might want to skip this one. It's for the patient viewer, the kind who likes to stare at waves for a long time. F...
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Robert J. Flaherty
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"Is it worth watching? If you like movies that feel like a cold wind against your face, sure. If you need a plot that moves along at a brisk pace or character development that feels like a modern drama, you might want to skip this one. It's for the patient viewer, the kind who likes to stare at waves for a long time. Flaherty didn't just film these people; he kind of put them in a blender of his own expectations. Some of the fishing scenes are so intense they feel like they’re about to snap the ..."
Robert J. Flaherty
United Kingdom
Drama, Documentary
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