Betschdorf, Stoneware Village in Alsace
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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
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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 LOutre Forêt' (The Outer
Forest)
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Promotional film for a tourist circuit
in LOutre 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 LAbri (Maginot Line Museum)
in Hatten and a visit to a Soufflenheim pottery
specialising in highly-decorated earthenware. |
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