Glas (1958)
Glass
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…
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Bert Haanstra
Director
Director
Bert Haanstra
Writer
Writer
Bert Haanstra
Editor
Editor
Bert Haanstra
Producer
Producer
Wim van der Velde
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Eduard van der Enden
Cinematography
Cinematography
Ralph Sheldon
Editor
Editor
Pim Jacobs
Music
Music
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