MAN OF ARAN (1934)

THIS DOCUMENTARY PRESENTS LIFE ON IRELAND'S ARAN ISLANDS, A BEAUTIFUL, RUGGED, AND REMOTE LOCALE WHERE SURVIVAL WAS A CONSTANT STRUGGLE. FEATURING SCENIC SHOTS OF SEASIDE CLIFFS AND ROCKY EXPANSES, THE FILM, WHICH TAKES A FEW FICTIONAL LIBERTIES, SHOWS ISLANDERS FISHING AND FARMING IN INVENTIVE WAYS IN ORDER TO KEEP FOOD ON THEIR TABLES. WHILE SOME DRAMATIC MOMENTS REVEAL A SENSE OF NARRATIVE, THE MAIN DRAW OF THE PRODUCTION IS THE STUNNING SCENERY.