DocumentaryShort
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Waves
1973-01-0125 min
Wavesisavisuallybreathtakingfilmaboutthepowerofthesea.CapturingtheAtlanticOceaninvariousmoodsasitcrashesagainsttheIrishcoasts,thefilmisahymntotherelentlesspowerandendlessbeautyofthiselementalforceofnature.WithcoastalscenesharkingbacktothemajestyofFlaherty’sManofAran(1934),Careyoffersauniquesea-centreddepictionoftheislandsashispainterlycinematographyoffersmesmerisingimagesofroilingseas,wavescrashingagainsttheAranrocks,sunsetsandagoldenfullmoon.JohnTaylor,friendandcolleagueofCarey,hadoriginallyworkedonManofAranandfilmedsomeoftheadditionalphotographyinWaves.