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Man of Aran

Name: Man of Aran
Released: 1934

1934

This classic documentary dramatizes the harsh, elemental life of the people of Ireland's Aran Islands, capturing their daily struggle against the sea and the barren rock as they fish, farm, and endure. A poetic, staged ethnographic film.

Why it’s here

Robert Flaherty's foundational outsider construction of life on the Aran Islands.

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Part of 10 Movies Set in or About Ireland

This film is stop 6 of 10 in the hand-ranked outside-view route set in or about Ireland. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

This outside view can stamp Ireland in the 196 country film challenge.