Man of Aran [videorecording] /
At head of title: Robert Flaherty's
- [Chicago, IL] : Home Vision HVE Entertainment, c2003.
- 1 videodisc (77 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
DVD release of the 1934 motion picture production. Special features: How the Myth was made (a 60 min. documentary about the making of Man of Aran, presented in color) -- Hidden and Seeking: a documentary excerpt featuring Frances Flaherty (presented in b&w) -- Flaherty and Film: a filmed discussion of Man of Aran with Frances Flaherty (presented in b&w) -- Looking Back: Robert J. Flaherty reflects on the making of Man of Aran (presented in color) -- Outside the Frame: a gallery of rare photos and sketches (presented in b&w). "Specially composed score based on the original Irish folk songs of the Aran Islands"--Credits.
Original music, John Greenwood, musical score by John Greenwood under the direction of Louis Levy; music direction, Louis Levy; editor and scenarist, John Goldman; cinematography, Robert J. Flaherty; assistant director, Pat Mullin (John), of Aran. Original music, John Greenwood, musical score by John Greenwood under the direction of Louis Levy; music direction, Louis Levy; editor and scenarist, John Goldman; cinematography, Robert J. Flaherty; assistant director, Pat Mullin (John), of Aran.
Colman "Tiger" King, Maggie Dirrane, Michael Dillane.
Recorded at Gainsborough Studios, Islington (London, England).
Documents the life of a family in a small fishing village in the Aran Islands, Ireland, as it struggles to win the daily battle against its magnificent opponent--the sea.