Glass (1958)

Original title

Glas

Directed by

Bert Haanstra

Genre

documentary film

Country

Netherlands

Runtime

10 min

Rating

7.7 of 10 from 40 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This short documentary shows how glass products are made in the Netherlands. It contrasts the slow work of artisans crafting crystal by hand with the fast and noisy machines that produce bottles automatically.

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What happens

Glass (Dutch: Glas) is a 1958 Dutch short documentary film by director and producer Bert Haanstra. The film won the Oscar for Documentary Short Subject in 1959. The film is about the glass industry in the Netherlands. It contrasts the handmade crystal from the Royal Leerdam Glass Factory with automated bottle making machines. Short segments of artisans making various glass goods by hand are joined with those of mass production. It is often acclaimed to be the perfect short documentary. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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