Sanatorium(1973) — The Hourglass

Wojciech Has and The Hourglass Sanatorium – Senses of Cinema

The film is populated with images of a vanishing world, including Klezmer music and figures that highlight the absence of Polish Jews in the post-war collective memory. The Hourglass Sanatorium(1973)

Through fragmented narratives, "surreal surrealism," and lush, chaotic production design, The Hourglass Sanatorium explores the intersection of memory, impending death, and the loss of Jewish identity in pre-WWII Poland, challenging linear perceptions of time and existence. II. The Convoluted Temporality (Time) Wojciech Has and The Hourglass Sanatorium – Senses