Robert Flaherty's Man of Aran premiered in 1934 and did well, both with critics and audiences. Leftists, including some connected with the Film and Photo League, attacked it for:
A. acknowledging the rise of fascism in Europe without taking a stand against that rise.
B. having most of the scenes scripted and planned.
C. failing to deal with the social situation of its subjects-islanders living off the west coast of Ireland.
D. its long-take, mobile-camera style that clashed with the Soviet Montage aesthetic.
Answer: C
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