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The Hourglass Sanatorium

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Józef visits his dying father at a remote mental institutions, where time itself doesn’t seem to exist, and the line between dreams and memories become indistinguishable.

Adapted from a selection of short stories from Polish-jewish writer Bruno Schultz, Wojciech J. Has’s masterpiece of surrealist Polish cinema is a phantasmagoric look at the collective trauma of the Holocaust.

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Director(s): Wojciech Has

Starring: Jan Nowicki, Tadeusz Kondrat, Irena Orska, Halina Kowalska, Gustaw Holoubek

Release Year: 1973

Runtime: 124 min

Aspect Ratio(s): 1.85:1

Language(s): POL- Polish

Sound: DTS-HD MA 2.0

Subtitles: English

Format: Blu-ray

Disc Info: Region A Blu-ray

Packaging Artist(s): Aleksander Walijewski

Genre: Horror

SKU: YVP-011 SLIP

Bonus Content

Introduction Notes on The Hourglass Sanatorium by Annette Insdorf, Film Professor at Columbia University, and author of books including "Intimations: The Cinema of Wojciech Has"
Post Screening Notes on The Hourglass Sanatorium by Annette Insdorf
Discussion on The Hourgalss Sanatorium with Sebastian Smoliński, Film Critic
Written Essay by Samm Deighan, writer
Written Essay by Annette Insdorf

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Yellow Veil Pictures is a New York City and Los Angeles-based film sales and distribution company focusing exclusively on boundary pushing genre cinema, seeking to highlight filmmakers who exist on the cusp of commercial and arthouse cinema.

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This was my first introduction to the director and can say that was a fun, fantasy driven movie of his. Though the dialog is in Italian, I found it interesting and will watch over a few times more.
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Dreamlike and visually unforgettable
A breathtaking surreal fantasy that feels like wandering through a living dream. Every frame is filled with remarkable imagery, and the restoration captures its rich textures and atmosphere beautifully.
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