Blows

Heart of Glass (1976)

Directed by Werner Herzog this film stars Josef Bierbichler, Stefan Guttler and Clemens Scheitz. When the master glass blower dies taking the secret of a special type of glass to the grave the small community around a glass factory slowly goes crazy.

Herzog had the most of the cast perform while under hypnosis and this gives the film a very strange feel, most of the cast seem barely present as they recite their line with odd gestures. As much as I wanted to like this film I ended up finding it impenetrable which is a shame as it has wisps of really interesting hooks. The plot is certainly dark and offers little solace to the viewer but may be enjoyable to some.

2/5