Betschdorf, Stoneware Village in Alsace

A 40-minute film on the work of the potters of Betschdorf. The film follows the various steps involved in Betschdorf stoneware manufacture, from turning, drying, decoration and finally to baking at very high temperatures which gives it its typical grey-blue colour.

The film, which presents a whole community, was shot in the workshops of at least fifteen potters, also shows a traditional wood fire kiln.

Directed by Georges Drion in French and German versions


The Maginot Line in Alsace

The film was shot in seven different fortifications from Marckolsheim to the Northern Vosges, including the Shelters of Leutenheim and Hatten and the huge Artillery Forts of Schoenenbourg and “Four à Chaux” in Lembach.

We discover the Maginot Line sites that are open to the public, and see into the very heart of this gigantic line of defence.

This film is on sale in different Maginot Line Museums in French, German, English and American (NTSC) versions.


Discovering ‘L’Outre Forêt' (The Outer Forest)

Promotional film for a tourist circuit in ‘L’Outre Forêt (The Outer Forest) in Northern Alsace, including a visit to a Betschdorf pottery specialising in stoneware, a meal in the Stammtisch restaurant in Hatten, a visit to the Musée de L’Abri (Maginot Line Museum) in Hatten and a visit to a Soufflenheim pottery specialising in highly-decorated earthenware.