The Hourglass — Sanatorium(1973)

Bodies are often shown as fragmented and interconnected with objects, reflecting a non-human-centric viewpoint and challenging traditional cinematic representation.

The film captures the "poetic prose" of Schulz, focusing on the Jewish community's life and the impending threat of the Holocaust. The Hourglass Sanatorium(1973)

Directed by Wojciech Jerzy Has, this film is a seminal work of surrealist Polish cinema, adapted from the stories of Bruno Schulz. It won the Jury Prize at the 1973 Cannes Film Festival despite facing political hurdles in Poland. Bodies are often shown as fragmented and interconnected

Unlike pop surrealism, this film offers a "surreal surrealism," where standard narrative logic is completely suspended. IV. Visual and Aesthetic Representation It won the Jury Prize at the 1973

Wojciech Has and The Hourglass Sanatorium – Senses of Cinema

The sanatorium exists in a "time-out-of-joint." The head doctor explains that because the institution is dilapidated, time is not running on schedule, allowing dead people to live on.