{"product_id":"sanatorium-under-the-sign-of-the-hourglass-us-import-blu-ray","title":"Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass (US Import BLU-RAY)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUS Import\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_yqKlkk8Aq4?si=mro3c3mj9m4q8NIL\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTwenty years after their last feature, the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuay Brothers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e return to the work of Polish author and visual artist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eBruno Schulz\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Street of Crocodiles\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) for inspiration. A son's visit to his dying father begins with a phantom train ride to a decaying, otherworldly sanatorium, where he experiences seven fragmented \"manifestations\" of a parental entity. Applying their meticulously handcrafted, stop-motion puppet animation and musical sensibilities, along with moments of live action, they translate Schulz's metaphorical language to the screen. The \"degraded\" sense of reality that the filmmakers admire in the writer's work minimizes characters, narrative, and the spoken word, aspiring instead to a visualization of the metaphysical.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePresented by Academy Award Winning Filmmaker, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristopher Nolan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eOppenheimer, Inception, Interstellar\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cem\u003eSanatorium Under The Sign Of The Hourglass\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is otherworldly, anti-war statement of stark, macabre beauty.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eBonus Materials\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Art Teacher from Drohobycz - Bruno Schulz by the Quay Brothers (Polish Cultural Institute in London)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuay Brothers Q\u0026amp;A on stop motion animation (Courtesy Garden Cinema London)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTheatrical introduction by the Quay Brothers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrailer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"KimStim (US)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44956067856584,"sku":"760137204480","price":53.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/8486\/3688\/files\/SanatoriumUnderTheSignOfTheHourglassbd.jpg?v=1771530762","url":"https:\/\/videomatica.com\/products\/sanatorium-under-the-sign-of-the-hourglass-us-import-blu-ray","provider":"Videomatica Ltd (since 1983)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}