Glass (film)

Glass
Directed by	Bert Haanstra
Produced by	Bert Haanstra
Release dates	1958
Running time	11 minutes
Country	Netherlands
Language	Dutch

Haanstra receives Academy Award

Glass (Dutch: Glas) is a 1958 Dutch short documentary film by director and producer Bert Haanstra. The film won the Academy Award for Documentary Short Subject in 1959.^[1]^[2] 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.

References

↑ "The 32nd Academy Awards (1960) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-21.
↑ "New York Times: Glass". NY Times. Retrieved 2008-05-26.

External links

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Glas at the Internet Movie Database
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Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject)

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