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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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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