A way of life is dying on an Outer Hebridean island fishing port, but some of the inhabitants resist evacuating to the mainland.
This film really has a place in history today (2017) simply for being early Michael Powell. Had Powell not gone on to bigger things, this film would perhaps be completely forgotten. While a good film, it is the name that sells it.
But also, I think it is a great way to showcase the scenery. The Outer Hebrides, off the coast of Scotland, are rarely shown on film. Indeed, even today, they have a population of only 27,000, which seems rather modest. St. Kilda (as shown in the film) is today uninhabited, and the Hebrides as a whole still have Gaelic speakers, which is fading quickly.
This film really has a place in history today (2017) simply for being early Michael Powell. Had Powell not gone on to bigger things, this film would perhaps be completely forgotten. While a good film, it is the name that sells it.
But also, I think it is a great way to showcase the scenery. The Outer Hebrides, off the coast of Scotland, are rarely shown on film. Indeed, even today, they have a population of only 27,000, which seems rather modest. St. Kilda (as shown in the film) is today uninhabited, and the Hebrides as a whole still have Gaelic speakers, which is fading quickly.