Synopsis: Heart of Glass (Herz aus Glas) is essentially a treatise by Werner Herzog on the power and importance of art. Director Herzog was known to put his actors through the wringer to get the results he wanted. In this film, Herzog decided that the best way to get his people to dance to the crack of his whip was to actually put them under hypnosis! The dazed, zombie-like performances certainly fit the subject matter. This is the story of an 18th-century Bavarian glassblower who by virtue of his delicate work virtually casts a spell over his neighbors. When the glassblower dies, the townsfolk discover that he failed to leave behind the secret for his special ruby glassware -- and will do literally anything to find the answer. The word usually used to describe Heart of Glass is "haunting"; some viewers have gone beyond haunted and into "possessed." Watch carefully and spot director Herzog in a bit as a glass carrier.
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Ehsan Khoshbakht's notes on cinematograph |
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IMDb (external reviews)| Quote: |
The elusiveness of Heart of Glass makes it something of a disappointment. But it is too mysteriously lovely to be regarded as a failure. -- Janet Maslin |
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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074626/IMDb Rating: 7.0/10 (1,778 votes)
Tomatometer: 86%
Directed by: Werner Herzog
Cast:
Josef Bierbichler .... Hias
Stefan Güttler .... Huttenbesitzer
Clemens Scheitz .... Adalbert
Sonja Skiba .... Ludmilla
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Title: Herz aus Glas (1976)
AKA Heart of Glass
Source: DVD / NTSC / Anchor Bay
Size: 1.563.515.811 bytes (1/3 DVDR)
Runtime: 01:34:16
Format: MKV
Video Codec: H264 (x264 rev.1510)
Video Bitrate: 2018 kbps
Resolution: 676x476 (Anamorphic, displayed at 1.68 AR)
Aspect Ratio: 1.68 (SAR: 32/27)
Frame rate: 23.976 fps
Audio Codec: AC3 (2 channels)
Audio Bitrate: 192 kbps
Sampling Rate: 48 KHz
Language: German
Subtitles (muxed in): SRT: English
SA: HP @ Level 4.1 |
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