Is The Hourglass Sanatorium sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 96% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Hourglass Sanatorium end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Hourglass Sanatorium scary?

Yes. More frightening than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Hourglass Sanatorium easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Hourglass Sanatorium violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Hourglass Sanatorium

Name: The Hourglass Sanatorium
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Released: 1973
Duration: 124 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Jan Nowicki, Tadeusz Kondrat, Irena Orska, Filip Zylber, Halina Kowalska

Directed by Wojciech Has

Produced by Zespół Filmowy "Silesia"

1973124 min7.5 / 10

A haunting, labyrinthine descent through a decaying sanatorium where memory, dream, and nightmare collapse into one another, exploring loss and the fragility of the self.

Jozef visits a dilapidated Sanatorium to see his father. Jozef undertakes a strange journey through the many rooms of the sanatorium, each which conjures worlds composed of his memories, dreams and nightmares.

Clusters

Ambiguous Mental Breakdown Stories Philosophical Life Reflections Unresolved Grief Stories Dark Stories About Forbidden Desire Shocking Plot Twists

Genres

Drama Fantasy Horror

Keywords

Nightmare Daydream Strange Dreamlike

Questions people ask

Is The Hourglass Sanatorium sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.
Does The Hourglass Sanatorium end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is The Hourglass Sanatorium scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.
Is The Hourglass Sanatorium easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is The Hourglass Sanatorium violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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