The Hourglass Sanatorium
Production
Director
Scenario
Bruno Schulz
Author
Composer
Jerzy Maksymiuk
Actors
Jan Nowicki
Józef
Tadeusz Kondrat
Jakub
Irena Orska
Józef's Mother
Filip Zylber
Rudolf
Halina Kowalska
Adela
Gustaw Holoubek
Dr. Gotard
Mieczysław Voit
Blind Conductor
Bożena Adamek
Bianka
Short description
Józef visits a dilapidated sanatorium to see his father, undertaking a strange journey through its many rooms, each of which conjures worlds composed of his memories, dreams, and nightmares.
What's left behind the scenes
- Upon completion of filming, the movie was banned, but the director and screenwriter Wojciech Has secretly smuggled it to Cannes, using a fictional title for the sake of conspiracy. Following this, he was banned from filmmaking for eight years.
- Clepsydra is not only the name of an ancient water clock. In Poland, the word is also used to refer to obituaries posted in public places (a similar tradition exists in Bulgaria).
- Wojciech Has worked on this project for 5 years.
Auditions in India
Casting calls in USA
Castingi w Polsce
Кастинги в Україні
