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Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass
Institute of Contemporary Arts
Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass, dir. Quay Brothers, UK-Poland-Germany 2024, Polish with English subtitles, 76 min.


An eerie train journey. A father ensconced in a sanatorium in a state of decline. A world in limbo. And an elaborate maquette that hides a secret drawer that could provide answers to questions not asked. Shot in exquisite black and white, and shifting between live action and haunting stop-motion, this captivating film finds the ever-inventive Quay Brothers once again riffing on the work of Bruno Schulz.
 
06:30 pm
Thu, 10 Oct 2024
Cinema 1
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Cinema 1
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