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In Praise of Hands
This short documentary pays tribute to the craftsmen everywhere whose work adds color and richness to life. Filmed in the Canadian Arctic, Finland, India, Nigeria, Japan, Mexico, and Poland, it shows the special skills of artisans working at their crafts - stone sculpture, pottery, ceramics, weaving, dyeing, puppet making, embroidery. Each indigenous skill is a reflection of the culture of the country.
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| Release : | 1974 |
| Rating : | 5.5 |
| Studio : | ONF | NFB, World Crafts Council, |
| Crew : | Director of Photography, Director, |
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| Genre : | Documentary |
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Too much of everything
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The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;
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This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.
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It's a movie as timely as it is provocative and amazingly, for much of its running time, it is weirdly funny.
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