The Hourglass Sanatorium

– Set in pre- World War II era. A young man is on a strange train to see his dying father in a sanator..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.70 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 4 Minutes
Release Year:
1973
Original Name:
Sanatorium pod klepsydrą
The Hourglass Sanatorium (1973) - Also known as Sanatorium pod klepsydrą

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. He is beset by soldiers from the past, colonial black mercenaries, girls from his early life, and his parents. It is an interior adventure, with unusual atmospheric flair and extraordinary sets.

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Release Date:

12 Dec 1973

Language:

Polish, Yiddish, Hebrew, Latin

Director:

Wojciech Has

Writer:

Wojciech Has, Bruno Schulz (story "Santorium pod Klepsydra")

Main Actors:

Jan Nowicki, Tadeusz Kondrat, Irena Orska, Halina Kowalska

Plot:

The film depicts its protagonist, Joseph (Jan Nowicki), traveling through a dream-like world, taking a dilapidated train to visit his dying father in a sanatorium. When he arrives at the hospital, he finds the entire facility is going to ruin and no one seems to be in charge, or even caring for the patients. Time appears to behave in unpredictable ways, reanimating the past in an elaborate artificial caprice.

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.7/10