The Hourglass Sanatorium (Sanatorium pod klepsydra). Wojciech Jerzy Has, 1973.
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Edition screened: Zebra/DMMS Blu-ray, released 2014. Polish language with English subtitles. Runtime approximately 125 minutes.
Summary: Brief artistic images of “dead birds” moving slightly, most certainly automatons or some similar effect and not intended to be particularly realistic or legible.
The Hourglass Sanatorium is a tremendous viewing experience with beautiful, elaborately decorated sets and a refined sense of the absurd. Another masterful film from director Jerzy Has to watch along with The Saragossa Manuscript.