'' The Hourglass Sanatorium '' ( ) is a 1973 Polish film directed by Wojciech Jerzy Has , starring Jan Nowicki , Tadeusz Kondrat , Mieczysław Voit , Halina Kowalska and Gustaw Holoubek . It is also known as '' The Sandglass '' in English-speaking countries . The story follows a young Jewish man who visits his father in a mystical sanatorium where time does not behave normally . The film is an adaptation of Bruno Schulz 's story collection '' Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass '' . It won the Jury Prize at the 1973 Cannes Film Festival
1973 Cannes Film Festival
1973 Cannes Film Festival
The Hourglass Sanatorium