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<BODY bgcolor="#CCCC99"> <font size="2"><p>DVD Reviews <font size="4"><br><i>Robert Flaherty: <i>Man of Aran</i> and <i>Louisiana Story</i></font> <br>by Derek Hill</font> <p>Although Robert Flaherty is generally considered the father of documentary filmmaking, it would be unwise and misleading to consider him a traditional documentarian by any stretch of the imagination. Understanding that it is virtually impossible for the camera <i>not</i> to interfere with the subject's reality, that "objectivity" is merely a quixotic dream for the director, Flaherty eschewed any attempt of capturing moments of strict naturalism. <p><a href="default-nf.htm">Go to the review</a></font> </body>