The Hourglass - Sanatorium(1973)

Jozef’s journey is not linear; it is an exploration of his own memories, nightmares, and subconscious, often blending the past and present into a unified experience of dream-like surrealism.

The film emphasizes that all entities are in a state of decay and memory, making time fragmented rather than sequential. III. Thematic Analysis: Memory, Identity, and Politics The Hourglass Sanatorium(1973)

Unlike pop surrealism, this film offers a "surreal surrealism," where standard narrative logic is completely suspended. IV. Visual and Aesthetic Representation Jozef’s journey is not linear; it is an

The film is populated with images of a vanishing world, including Klezmer music and figures that highlight the absence of Polish Jews in the post-war collective memory. Jozef’s journey is not linear

I. Introduction