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The Hourglass Sanatorium (Polish: Sanatorium pod klepsydrą) is a 1973 Polish surrealist film directed by Wojciech Jerzy Has, starring Jan Nowicki, Tadeusz Kondrat, Mieczysław Voit, Halina Kowalska and Gustaw Holoubek. It is also known as The Sandglass in English-speaking countries.
The Hourglass Sanatorium: Directed by Wojciech Has. With Jan Nowicki, Tadeusz Kondrat, Irena Orska, Halina Kowalska. Józef visits his dying father at a remote mental institution, where time itself doesn't seem to exist, and the line between dreams and memories becomes indistinguishable.
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- Jan Nowicki, Tadeusz Kondrat, Irena Orska
- Wojciech Has
Traveling by train to visit his dying father, a young man (Jan Nowicki) reminisces about the past and has strange visions.
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- Wojciech Has
- Drama
Jun 9, 2021 · The film is an adaptation of Jewish author Bruno Schulz's story collection Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass. Holocaust themes augment Schulz’s visionary and poetic reflection on the nature of time and death, which won the Jury Prize at the 1973 Cannes Film Festival.
The Hourglass Sanatorium is a 1973 Polish film directed by Wojciech Jerzy Has. Set in pre- World War II era. A young man is on a strange train to see his dying father in a sanatorium. But the place is going to ruin and recalls a lot of memories from the past.
A young man named Josef visits a dilapidated Sanatorium to see his father Jakob. On his arrival, a sinister doctor informs him that his father had stopped breathing but hasn't died yet, perhaps due to Josef's arrival which may have halted time in the sanatorium.
Hour-Glass Sanitorium is an unforgettable trip through the looking glass, and a master at the height of his powers. While visiting his father at a dilapidated sanatorium, Joseph discovers that the old man has stopped breathing but hasn’t died.
