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The Glassblower

2016 · 89 min

A gentle, earnest period drama about defying small-town convention, with a warm human core and a quietly inspiring spirit.

Directed by
Christiane Balthasar
Genres
Drama, History, Tv movie
Starring
Luise Heyer, Maria Ehrich, Robert Gwisdek
Overview
Marie violates tradition in a small German town of Lauscha, to become the first female glassblower in in 1890. Her glass ball decorations find a new market in America.

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Directed by
Christiane Balthasar
Genres
Drama, History, Tv movie
Starring
Luise Heyer, Maria Ehrich, Robert Gwisdek
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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • gender
  • trauma
  • ambition
  • family
  • identity
Places
  • small town
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, history, tv movie
Directed by
Christiane Balthasar
Written by
Léonie-Claire Breinersdorfer
Starring
Luise Heyer, Maria Ehrich, Robert Gwisdek, Franz Dinda, Dirk Borchardt, Ute Willing, Johanna Bittenbinder, Max Hopp
Cinematography
Hannes Hubach
Runtime
89 min
Country
Germany
Languages
German, French

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