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The Hourglass Sanatorium

1973 · 124 min · Director: Wojciech Has ★ IMDb 7.4 · 6,429 ratings

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Jozef visits a dilapidated Sanatorium to see his father. Jozef undertakes a strange journey through the many rooms of the sanatorium, each which conjures worlds composed of his memories, dreams and nightmares.

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The Hourglass Sanatorium (1973) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Confusion 30%, Awe 25%, Melancholy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Confusion, Awe, Melancholy. Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Horror. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Confusion, Awe and Melancholy. Its IMDb rating of 7.4/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitlesapproximate
  • Confusion
  • Sadness
  • Curiosity

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Confusion

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Tension

Confusion
Sadness
Curiosity
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values. Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 63 %, then peaks around 78 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityConfusionSadnessCuriosity
2.5 %≈ 3′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
7.5 %≈ 9′Curiosity57 %47 %32 %55 %
12.5 %≈ 16′Curiosity56 %44 %40 %50 %
17.5 %≈ 22′Sadness51 %36 %35 %41 %
22.5 %≈ 28′Curiosity48 %34 %16 %41 %
27.5 %≈ 34′Curiosity51 %39 %16 %49 %
32.5 %≈ 40′Curiosity55 %45 %28 %51 %
37.5 %≈ 47′Confusion55 %46 %23 %50 %
42.5 %≈ 53′Curiosity57 %48 %14 %50 %
47.5 %≈ 59′Confusion57 %51 %16 %46 %
52.5 %≈ 65′Confusion54 %49 %23 %39 %
57.5 %≈ 71′Disturbing49 %40 %25 %33 %
62.5 %≈ 78′Confusion46 %36 %23 %32 %
67.5 %≈ 84′Tension54 %40 %26 %35 %
72.5 %≈ 90′Sadness63 %38 %46 %33 %
77.5 %≈ 96′Sadness67 %30 %63 %30 %
82.5 %≈ 102′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
87.5 %≈ 109′Sadness58 %35 %48 %38 %
92.5 %≈ 115′Sadness62 %40 %52 %37 %
97.5 %≈ 121′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence

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Cast

JN
Jan Nowicki

JN
Jan Nowicki

Józef

TK
Tadeusz Kondrat

IO
Irena Orska

FZ
Filip Zylber

HK
Halina Kowalska

GH
Gustaw Holoubek

MV
Mieczysław Voit

BA
Bożena Adamek

LB
Ludwik Benoit

HB
Henryk Boukołowski

SD
Seweryn Dalecki

Teodor

JJ
Julian Jabczyński

Dignitary

JP
Jerzy Przybylski

Mr. de Voss

WS
Wiktor Sadecki

Dignitary

JS
Janina Sokołowska

Nurse

WS
Wojciech Standełło

Jew Interlocutor in Restaurant

TS
Tadeusz Schmidt

Officer

SS
Szymon Szurmiej

Jewish Man Reciting False Qoheleth's Verses

JS
Jan Szurmiej

Instructive Jewish Man

MS
Michał Szwejlich

Jewish Man by the Ladder

Details

Directed by
Wojciech Has
Written by
Wojciech Has
Type
Movies
Released
1973
Runtime
124 min
Country
Poland
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.4 · 6,429 ratings
Feels mostly
Confusion
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