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The Sandglass (1973)

18 (AR) | Poland | Polish, Yiddish, Hebrew, Latin | 124 min
Directed by: Wojciech Has
7.5

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.

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Palme d'Or

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Release Date
France
(Cannes Film Festival)
1973-05-24
Poland
(Kraków, premiere)
1973-12-03
Poland
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1973-12-12
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Also Known As (A.K.A.)
The Hourglass Sanatorium
(Original title)
The Hourglass Sanatorium
Australia
The Hourglass Sanatorium
Canada (English title)
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Parent Guide
Sex & Nudity
Moderate