Reconstructs the filming of Robert Flaherty’s film “Man of Aran”. Includes interviews with participants in the original project and raises questions about some scenes in the original film, which were of long discontinued activities re-enacted for the 1934 film. Suitable for upper secondary level.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
013217
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion picture industry - History
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion picture industry - Study and teaching
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Excerpts
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Plots, themes, etc
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Production and direction
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Motion picture industry - Study and teaching
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)