Rent Heart of Glass (1976)
3.2 of 5 from 85 ratings
1h 30min
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- Synopsis:
- The residents of a tiny, pre industrial Bavarian village are gripped by a collective madness after the man who runs the local glassworks dies without revealing the secret of the magical Ruby Glass. In their desperation to discover the formula, they turn to superstition and murder. When a mystic appears out of the mountains, will his premonitions save them or foretell their doom? Haunting and visionary, Heart of glass is perhaps best known as the result of one of Werner Herzog's most radical experiments. In order to create the proper atmosphere of trance and sleepwalking, the entire cast acted under hypnosis.
- Actors:
- Josef Bierbichler, Stefan Güttler, Clemens Scheitz, Sonja Skiba, Wolf Albrecht, Thomas Binkley, Janos Fischer, Wilhelm Friedrich, Edith Gratz, Alois Hruschka, Egmont Hugel, Amad Ibn Ghassem Nadij, Sterling Jones, Karl Kaufmann, Brunhilde Klöckner, Helmut Kossick, Helmut Krüger, Wolfram Kunkel, Werner Lederle, Richard Levitt
- Directors:
- Werner Herzog
- Producers:
- Werner Herzog
- Writers:
- Herbert Achternbusch, Werner Herzog
- Aka:
- Herz aus Glas
- Studio:
- Anchor Bay
- Genres:
- Classics, Comedy, Drama
- Collections:
- Horror, Nosferatu Times Three
- Countries:
- Germany
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Reviews (3) of Heart of Glass
heart of mud - Heart of Glass review by matt
Confused, pretentious dreck from the usually reliable werner herzog. Could only stand ten minutes of this. Avoid at all costs.
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A FIlm in Stasis - Heart of Glass review by griggs
Every great director has an off day, and Heart of Glass feels like Herzog’s. The idea of hypnotised actors is interesting in theory, but it makes everything feel slow and lifeless in practice. Unsurprisingly, the characters seem stuck, like they’re sleepwalking through a film where very little happens for long stretches. The actors can’t follow direction, talk to inanimate objects for extended periods, and often ignore other characters or events unfolding around them. It’s an interesting experiment but, ultimately, a curious misfire from a brilliant filmmaker.
1 out of 2 members found this review helpful.
I switched of Heart of Glass afer 20 minutes, not for me - Heart of Glass review by CP Customer
Not a very good film.
0 out of 1 members found this review helpful.