The Hourglass Sanatorium Blu-ray Movie

Overview

The Hourglass Sanatorium (1973)

A visionary reflection on the nature of time and the irreversibility of death. A young man embarks on a journey to see his dying father and succumbs to a procession of hallucinatory encounters on the grounds of a mystical, dilapidated hospice. The film’s screenplay draws from more than 20 stories by Jewish author Bruno Schulz, one of the most renowned Polish prose stylists of the 20th century. The resulting film is a tour de force of atmospherics and otherworldly set design. Reading Schulz’s works through the prism of his death during World War II, Has adds reflections on the Holocaust.

Starring: Jan Nowicki, Tadeusz Kondrat, Irena Orska, Bozena Adamek, Mieczyslaw Voit
Director: Wojciech Has

Foreign	100%
Drama	59%
Surreal	15%
Fantasy	Insignificant

Specifications

• Video

  Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
  Video resolution: 1080p
  Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
  Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
  

• Audio

  Polish: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
  

• Subtitles

  English
  

• Discs

  Blu-ray Disc
  Single disc (1 BD)
  

• Playback

  Region A (B, C untested)

Review

The Hourglass Sanatorium Blu-ray Movie Review

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  The Hourglass Sanatorium 4K Blu-ray Movie    

  Sanatorium pod klepsydra | Limited Edition / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray

  Radiance Films | 1973 | 124 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Aug 03, 2026 (2 Weeks) | Jeffrey Kauffman

  
  

  A visionary reflection on the nature of time and the irreversibility of death. A young man embarks on a journey to see his dying father and succumbs to a procession of hallucinatory encounters on the grounds of a mystical, dilapidated hospice. The film’s screenplay draws from more than 20 stories by Jewish author Bruno Schulz, one of the most renowned Polish prose stylists of the 20th century. The resulting film is a tour de force of atmospherics and otherworldly set design. Reading Schulz’s works through the prism of his death during World War II, Has adds reflections on the Holocaust.

  
  

  Drama / Fantasy / Foreign / Surreal