# Heart of Glass (1976)

> A hypnotic village allegory follows a glassworks owner’s obsessive search for a lost ruby-glass secret as communal despair turns visionary and unsettling.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/16472

## Facts

- Runtime: 94 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Werner Herzog
- Cast: Josef Bierbichler, Stefan Güttler, Clemens Scheitz, Sonja Skiba, Volker Prechtel, Brunhilde Klöckner, Wolf Albrecht, Thomas Binkley
- TMDB rating: 6.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074626/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: dense
- Violence: none
- Mood: hypnotic, eerie, austere, arthouse film night, quiet solitary viewing

## Synopsis

A small village's prosperity crumbles when its glass-blowing secret is lost, leading to obsession and despair.

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