No. Less frightening than 98% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

No. Less violent than 92% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Glass easy watching?

Yes. More comforting than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Not especially. Less sad than 73% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Glass end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Glass

Name: Glass
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1958
Duration: 10 min
Rating: 7.7

Directed by Bert Haanstra

Produced by Netherlands Government, George K. Arthur - Go Pictures

195810 min7.7 / 10

A poetic, visually stunning short film that transforms the rhythmic labor of glassblowing into a meditative celebration of human craft and industrial artistry.

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…

Clusters

Space and Science Wonders Fan-Made Tribute Films Movies About Artists Nature Documentary Filmmaking

Genres

Documentary

Keywords

Glass Blowing Short Film Poetic Documentary

Questions people ask

Is Glass scary? No. Less frightening than 98% of films.
Is Glass violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.
Is Glass easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.
Is Glass sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.
Does Glass end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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