Jòsef, the main character, visits the sanatorium where his parents, he himself as a child, the emperor Francesco Giuseppe and other characters lived.
The allegoric entrance to the building is the entrance to the world of fantasy, a dreamlike and labyrinthic dimension. In this strange sanatorium, time has stopped, or better, time has gone backwards. Here, Jòsef can explore the abysses of memory, retrace some events of the past and remember some moments of his childhood.
The film is based on a serie of stories written by the Polish writer Bruno Schulz.
Country: Polonia
Year: 1973
Running time: 124'
Format: 35 mm
Language: polacco
Subtitles: italiano
Genre: fiction
Screenplay: Wojciech Has
Cinematography: Witold Sobocinski
Music: Jerzy Maksymiuk
With: Jan Nowichi, Tadeusz Kondrat, Irena Orska, Halina Kowalska, Gustaw Holoubek
Produced by: Zespól Filmowy "Silesia"
