Herz aus Glas (1976)
In director Werner Herzog's most conceptual and perhaps most challenging film, a small Bavarian town is plunged into a mysterious and haunted despair when the owner of the town's preindustrial glass factory dies, failing to pass on the secret formula for its special ruby-colored glass. The aesthetic and narrative paths merge as the film leads viewers deep into the hypnotic and at times gothic plight of the workers and townspeople who stumble through the town, mesmerized and dazed, verging on murder and madness.
It has been speculated that Herzog hypnotized the cast to achieve the effect he desired in the film, but no one is certain. Come enjoy the film and share your opinion!