A documentary on the life of the people of the Aran Islands, who were believed to contain the essence of the ancient Irish life, represented by a pure uncorrupted peasant existence centred around the struggle between man and his hostile but magnificent surroundings. A blend of documentary and fictional narrative, the film captures the everyday trials of life on Ireland's unforgiving Aran Islands.
Oscar Wilde is a married playwright who has occasionally indulged his weakness for male suitors. After much toil, Wilde debuts 'The Importance of Being Earnest' in London, and a chat at the theatre with Lord Alfred 'Bosie' Douglas leads to a full-fledged romance.
Michael Collins plays a crucial role in the establishment of the Irish Free State in the 1920s, but becomes vilified by those hoping to create a completely independent Irish republic.
When a US Naval captain shows signs of mental instability that jeopardize his ship, the first officer relieves him of command and faces court martial for mutiny.
This story concerns a hapless civil servant who gets more than he bargains for when he moves into an apartment in Limerick with a gay fashion student and becomes a star on the catwalk.
Ten-year-old Fiona is sent to live with her grandparents in a small fishing village in Donegal, Ireland.
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Man of Aran 1934
Man of Aran is a 1934 British fictional documentary (ethnofiction) film directed by Robert J. Flaherty about life on the Aran Islands off the western coast of Ireland.
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Coast Monkey - Sharing the best of the Irish coast Man of Aran is a 1934 fictional documentary film directed by Robert J. Flaherty about life on the Aran Islands ...
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Influential American documentary pioneer Robert Flaherty spent three years making this celebrated film about life on the Aran islands off the west coast of ...
MAN OF ARAN Robert Flaherty 1934
Man of Aran was written and directed by Robert Flaherty and it was filmed entirely on location in the Aran Islands. It stars Coleman "Tiger" King Maggie Dirrane ...
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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 ...
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