
Glass
7.6/100h 10m1958

Overview
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…
Genres
Documentary
Production Companies
Netherlands Government
George K. Arthur - Go Pictures
Bert Haanstra Films
Additional Information
Original Title:Glas
Original Language:No Language
Status:Released