Mirror of Holland

Mirror of Holland 1950 Directed by Bert Haanstra Spiegel van Holland

In this short film Bert Haanstra gives his vision - from the water – of a tranquil Holland. During filming he held the camera upside down and afterwards put the images ‘up right’ again in the film. By doing this, we see the ‘usual’ waterfront, but transformed by the rippling of the water. In this way Mirror of Holland became a modern looking experimental film. However this did not devalue the Dutch sentiment regarding waterfronts that are so trusted to so many.

Country Netherlands

Production Country Netherlands

Language Dutch

Spoken Language No Language

Gnere Documentary

Production Company Forum Film

Release Date 14 May 1950

9 mins