# The Hourglass Sanatorium (1973)

> A young visitor enters a decaying sanatorium where memory, time, and reality dissolve into an ornate nightmare.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/30247

## Facts

- Runtime: 124 min
- Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
- Director: Wojciech Has
- Cast: Jan Nowicki, Tadeusz Kondrat, Irena Orska, Filip Zylber, Halina Kowalska, Gustaw Holoubek, Mieczysław Voit, Bożena Adamek
- TMDB rating: 7.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070628/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: labyrinthine
- Violence: mild
- Mood: dreamy, eerie, surreal, late night arthouse viewing, surreal cinema marathon

## Synopsis

A surreal journey through a decaying sanatorium reveals the fragility of time and reality.

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