The Hourglass Sanatorium

Year: 1973

Runtime: 124 mins

Language: Polish

Director: Wojciech Jerzy Has

FantasyDramaHorrorHumanity and the world around usSurreal and thought-provoking visions of life and death

Josef travels to a decaying sanatorium to see his father, but discovers the building a maze of rooms that each open into shifting landscapes of his own memories, dreams and nightmares. As he moves from one chamber to another, the boundary between reality and his inner world blurs, forcing him to confront hidden emotions and his past.

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