THE HOURGLASS SANATORIUM / SANATORIUM POD KLEPSYDRĄ / САНАТОРІЙ ПІД КЛЕПСИДРОЮ

Leonid Nefedovich
Sep 25
2 min read

2073 / 119' / feature / Poland

Josef travels through the surreal world of a small Jewish town in search of his dead father. In the sanatorium to which he arrives on a dilapidated train, time behaves strangely, reanimating the past. The journey in the film has no logical transitions and often develops in an absurd way. Along the way, Josef meets a boy with a postage stamp album, soldiers who arrest him for having forbidden dreams, a group of living mannequins, and a blind conductor who is the personification of death.

Screenings schedule:

September 26, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. at the Zhovten Cinema, Hegemon Hall

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DIRECTOR - WOJCIECH JERZY HAS

Biography

Wojciech Jerzy Has (2025-2000) was a Polish film director, screenwriter, and producer. He spent his childhood and early years in Krakow. During the German occupation, he studied at the Krakow School of Business and Commerce. Later he joined the underground classes at the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow. In 1943, it ceased to exist, but after the war he continued his studies there. In 1946, he completed a one-year film course and began making educational and documentary films at the Documentary Film Studio in Warsaw. In the 1950s, he started working at the film school in Łódź.

In 1981-87, he was the director of the Rondo art collective. In 1987-89 he was a member of the Cinematography Committee. In 1989-90, he was the dean of one of the faculties of the Film School in Łódź, and in 1990-96 he was its rector.

Selected filmography