Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass
Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass

Movie·2025·1h 13m

Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass

Country

Poland

Language

Polish

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The Story

Original title: Sanatorium pod Klepsydrą

Jozef embarks on a journey via a ghostly train to visit his dying father in a remote Galician sanatorium. Upon arrival, he discovers that the sanatorium exists in a realm where time is distorted—his father's death has not yet occurred, as time here lags behind the outside world by an undefined interval. Jozef's experiences become increasingly fragmented and dreamlike as he confronts various manifestations of his father, each representing different aspects of their relationship and his own psyche.

Producer

Krystyna Świeca, Kevin Griffiths

Cinematography

Bartosz Bieniek

Music

Timothy Nelson

Editor

Stephen Quay

Themes

based on novel or booksanatoriumtime travelsurrealismstop motionhospitaltrainadult animationdark fantasyliterary adaptationpuppet filmlive action and animation

Production House

Koninck Studios
IKH Pictures Production
Instytut Adama Mickiewicza
BFI

Audience Score

60%

9 votes

Skip14%
Timepass32%
Go for it36%
Perfection18%

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Cast

Tadeusz Janiszewski

Wioletta Kopańska

Wioletta Kopańska

Andrzej Kłak

Andrzej Kłak

Leszek Bzdyl

Robert Martyniak

Łukasz Łucjan

Marek Jasek

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Crew

Stephen Quay

Stephen Quay

Director, Screenplay, Editor

Timothy Quay

Timothy Quay

Director, Screenplay, Editor

Krystyna Świeca

Producer

Kevin Griffiths

Kevin Griffiths

Executive Producer

Mia Bays

Executive Producer

Lucie Conrad

Producer

Izabela Kiszka-Hoflik

Producer

Bartosz Bieniek

Director of Photography

Timothy Nelson

Original Music Composer

Alfred Schnittke

Alfred Schnittke

Original Music Composer

Christopher Nolan

Christopher Nolan

Executive Producer

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