Glass
1958•10m•7.7•Released
Documentary
This short documentary, shot in the glass factories of Leerdam and Schiedam, demonstrates how glass blowers do their work. But thanks to the superbly edited ballet of working hands and the sequence of mechanical motions of the engines, is it especially a cinematic tour de force. That the industry can’t do without man’s involvement is shown in the scene where we hear the voice of Haanstra himself counting the bottles on the conveyor belt, until one bottle breaks…
Director
Bert Haanstra
Writer
Bert Haanstra
Languages
No Language
Studio
Netherlands Government
Production
Company
Netherlands Government
Company
George K. Arthur - Go Pictures
Company
Bert Haanstra Films
Producer
Bert Haanstra
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