Is Heart of Glass sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 98% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Heart of Glass end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Heart of Glass violent?

Barely. Less violent than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Heart of Glass easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Heart of Glass scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Heart of Glass

Name: Heart of Glass
Genre: Drama
Released: 1976
Duration: 94 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Josef Bierbichler, Stefan Güttler, Clemens Scheitz, Sonja Skiba, Volker Prechtel

Directed by Werner Herzog

Produced by Werner Herzog Filmproduktion

197694 min6.5 / 10

A dreamlike, allegorical meditation on loss, obsession, and collective despair in a village haunted by an unknowable secret.

A small Bavarian village is renowned for its "Ruby Glass" glass blowing works. When the foreman of the works dies suddenly without revealing the secret of the Ruby Glass, the town slides into a deep depression, and the owner of the glassworks becomes obssessed with the lost secret.

Clusters

Philosophical Life Reflections Fate and Destiny Mental Illness And Psychosis Myth and Storytelling

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Dreams Allegory Hypnosis

Questions people ask

Is Heart of Glass sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.
Does Heart of Glass end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is Heart of Glass violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Is Heart of Glass easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is Heart of Glass scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.