Chemistry in the Kitchen (1957)
The kitchen is an alchemist’s workshop, and the chef is a master of secret teachings. He commands molecules to bubble, boil, rise, change their state, shape, and colour. This educational film shows that cooking an egg or letting dough rise can be a fascinating chemical and physical process, and that our body is a small laboratory, with its own test tubes, gauges, and instruments.
Director:
Jan Calábek
Writer:
Jan Calábek
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Jiří Šrámek as Commentary (voice) (uncredited) |
| Camera | Jan Calábek | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Zdeněk Liška | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | František Belfín | Conductor |
| Writing | Jan Calábek | Screenplay |
| Directing | Jan Calábek | Director |
| Camera | Jindřich Grepl | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Jarmila Dočekalová | Editor |
| Production | Jiří Musil | Production Manager |
| Crew | Igor Hypr | Technical Advisor |