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The Window

2009 · 1h 25m · R Drama
Directed by Carlos Sorin

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Overview

It is a significant day for 80 year old Antonio. After an absence of many years, his estranged son is coming to visit. All must be perfect. There will be a toast with a very special champagne an embrace; warm words that may finally bridge the gap between them-- But before, Antonio must wait. Bedridden, he looks out his window at the Patagonian landscape and sees light and life, the past and the pr

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92%
Tomatometer
Fresh

A slight, subtle character sketch, structured and paced like a particularly fine short story.

Noel Murray, AV Club
Fresh

Dialogue and plot are sparse, but such contrivances are unimportant when the acting is superb and the pastoral cinematography, by Julian Apezteguia, is breathtaking.

V.A. Musetto, New York Post
Rotten

This rather trite visualization is made all the more banal by comparison with the many ravishing images Sorin and cinematographer Julian Apezteguia capture in the movie proper.

Keith Uhlich, Time Out New York
Fresh

Portentous dreams infiltrate the Argentine director Carlos Sorn's film The Window.

Stephen Holden, New York Times
Fresh

The Window is not without a certain visual spell that makes it a first-rate artistic achievement.

Andrew Sarris, New York Observer

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