In 1976 Werner Herzog hypnotized his cast of actors and directed one of the strangest narrative films in the history of cinema, Heart of Glass. Alan Greenberg, then a young writer, aspiring filmmaker, and Herzog disciple, was on the set, and thirty-odd years later he, and Herzog, would like to tell you all about it. Hence, Every Night the Trees Disappear: Werner Herzog and the Making of “Heart of Glass” (Chicago Review Press).
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"Herzog with hypnotized actors. Left to right: Herzog, Stefan Güttler (factory owner), Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein (cameraman)." Photo by Alan Greenberg.
