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THE HOURGLASS SANATORIUM

Sanatorium pod klepsydrą

Directed by Wojciech Has
Poland, 1973
Fantasy, Drama, Horror
  • 119119 minutes

Synopsis

While visiting his father at a dilapidated sanatorium, Joseph discovers that the old man has stopped breathing but hasn’t died. Has his arrival halted time itself? He takes a strange journey through the many rooms of the hospital, each conjuring worlds composed of memories, dreams and nightmares.

Synopsis

While visiting his father at a dilapidated sanatorium, Joseph discovers that the old man has stopped breathing but hasn’t died. Has his arrival halted time itself? He takes a strange journey through the many rooms of the hospital, each conjuring worlds composed of memories, dreams and nightmares.