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Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass 2024

Movie · 76 min · Polish · August 29, 2024

AnimatedDark fantasyFantasy drama

Directed by Brothers QuayWritten by Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay

Starring Tadeusz Janiszewski, Wioletta Kopańska, Andrzej Kłak, Alison Bell, Zenaida Yanowsky

A 2024 independent fantasy drama film, Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass uses live-action and adult animation hybrid techniques. Stephen and Timothy Quay wrote and directed this project based on a 1937 novel by Bruno Schulz. The story centers on Jozef's journey through strange and surreal events within a secluded Galician sanatorium. This work marks the third full-length film from the Brothers Quay, their first in almost twenty years. Actors Tadeusz Janiszewski, Wioletta Kopańska, Andrzej Kłak, Allison Bell, and Zenaida Yanowsky appear in the movie. It debuted at the "Giornate degli Autori" segment during the 81st Venice International Film Festival on 29 August 2024. The film opened in New York City at the Film Forum theatre on 29 August 2025, distributed by KimStim.

Cast

• Tadeusz JaniszewskiAuctioneer
• Wioletta KopańskaAdele II
• Andrzej KłakChimney swiper
• Alison Bell
• Zenaida Yanowsky

Crew

Director

Brothers Quay

Writer

Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay

Producer

Lucie Conrad, Izabella Kiszka-Hoflik

Cinematography

Bartosz Bieniek

Editing

Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay

Music

Timothy Nelson

Details

Production

British Film Institute (United Kingdom), IKH Pictures Production, Koninck Studios, SpK Galicia Limited, Telewizja Polska S.A., The Match Factory

Distributor

KimStim

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