Movies and TvShows featuring "glass-blowing" theme.
Set during the French Revolution in 18th-century France, One Nation, One King follows the story of King Louis XVI and the struggles of the French population. Poverty, political unrest, and the desire for freedom are explored through various characters and their experiences. The film depicts key events like the storming of the Bastille and the formation of a new constitution.
Heart of Stone is a fairy tale adventure set in the mystical Black Forest. When a wood spirit encounters a lumberjack, their destinies become intertwined as they navigate through class differences, greed, and the power of wishes. Will they be able to find true love and overcome the darkness that threatens to engulf them?
A college professor, devastated by the loss of his wife, becomes obsessed with cloning technology and tries to recreate her. As he dives deeper into the science of genetics, he grapples with his grief and the ethical implications of his actions.
In 1952, a British nobleman is forced to assume the identity of his French doppelgänger who is about to be arrested for murder.
Glass is a mesmerizing documentary that explores the intricate world of glass-blowing. Through stunning visuals and poetic storytelling, it takes viewers on a journey into the creative process of glass-making and the beauty of this ancient art form.
A young and poor Venetian woman is invited to a masquerade ball by a charming count.
Khamoshi: The Musical is a heartwarming movie that follows the journey of Annie, a deaf-mute girl who finds solace and expression in music. The film explores themes of love, loss, and family relationships, making it a captivating musical drama.
Set in 19th-century Eastern Europe, this movie portrays the challenges faced by the children of a skilled glass-blower. Their lives take a dramatic turn when they become entangled in a kidnapping plot, testing the strength of their family relationships and their ability to navigate a world filled with danger and intrigue.
Degenerate Art: The Art and Culture of Glass Pipes(2011)
Documentary on the marijuana pipe glassblowing industry and culture surrounding it.
An industrial film which shows the operations inside the Philips Radio plant: In a mêlée of activity, glassblowers make delicate glass bulbs. Machinery assists the bulb manufacture. A virtuoso glassblower begins a more complex tube used in radio broadcasting; it is then turned, fired, and sculpted. Conveyors carry partially completed units. Workers perform their various specific assembly-line tasks. Cases are manufactured and machined, wire harnesses are assembled, loudspeakers are produced. As radios near completion, they are run through a series of tests. Engineers and draughtsmen define future developments. In a closing stop-motion sequence, in a style reminiscent of Norman McLaren, a group of loudspeakers performs a playful dance. The film overall is a poetic depiction of an industrial process.
Richard, an astronomy-obsessed worrier spends his time fantasizing about outer-space and the cosmos, an activity which antagonizes friends and family. One day, he meets Johnny, a handsome Italian man, with an enormous appetite for life, whose idea of a holiday involves breaking into the nearest small holiday home. He offers him love and an escape from the monotony of work.
Joanna, recently divorced, decided to return with her daughter to the town where she was born. There, she confronts the memories of the past when he meets his former lover, now married.
Examines the mesmerising construction of clear crystal glass pieces created by the craftsmen of Waterford. The process from the intense heat of the furnace to glass blowing, shaping, cutting, honing, filling and finishing is all depicted in this celebration of the art of creation of Waterford Glass. Academy Award Nominee: Best Live Action Short - 1976.
Grierson set out to make "propaganda," and this film--with it's voice-over proclaiming the great value of the British industrial worker, without a hint of ambiguity or doubt--fits that category well. The authoritatarian narrator feels out-of-date and unsophisticated, but the footage is well shot and interesting, and the transparency of the propaganda aspect is almost a reflief at a time when so many films have hidden agendas.
The Pilchuck Glass School outside Seattle has been going for 43 years. Started by Dale Chihuly, when glass in America was at its infancy. This school is responsible for making the US Studio Glass movement what it is today. It's an international institution now, bringing students from all over the world. It started in 1971, during the peace movements, Flower Power and war in Vietnam This documentary tells the story of it's beginnings, and how it's now made the Pacific NW, the largest glass art center in the world.
A famous glass artist escapes his busy city life and takes to the road.
Head gaffer and founder of Wimberley Glassworks Tim de Jong, Glassblower Wes Sweetser and Assistant Glassblower Jaclyn Ritter, shed light on why they're so passionate about glassblowing, the adversity that comes with being an artist and the importance of community.