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      The Window

      2008 1h 25m Drama List
      92% Tomatometer 13 Reviews 47% Audience Score 500+ Ratings As he awaits the arrival of his famous, estranged son (Jorge Diez), an old and frail writer (Antonio Larreta) wanders around his Patagonian estate for what may be the last time. Read More Read Less

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      Keith Uhlich Time Out [L]ess Marcel Proust than Malcolm Lowry lite. Rated: 3/6 Nov 17, 2011 Full Review Noel Murray AV Club A slight, subtle character sketch, structured and paced like a particularly fine short story. Rated: B+ May 7, 2009 Full Review V.A. Musetto New York Post Dialogue and plot are sparse, but such contrivances are unimportant when the acting is superb and the pastoral cinematography, by Julian Apezteguia, is breathtaking. Rated: 3/4 May 6, 2009 Full Review David Cornelius eFilmCritic.com A character portrait that's sharply restrained and tightly constructed. Rated: 4/5 Aug 11, 2009 Full Review Matthew Nestel Boxoffice Magazine In The Window a last hurrah presents itself without any big bangs or catharsis. Rated: 3/5 May 8, 2009 Full Review Avi Offer NYC Movie Guru Lyrical and quietly moving with lush cinematography and a sensitive, intelligent screenplay. Rated: 9.15/10 May 6, 2009 Full Review Read all reviews

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      dave s The Window is a quiet little movie from Argentina. Set in the vast expanse of Patagonia, and elderly writer rests on his deathbed, waiting for the arrival of his estranged son in order to make amends before his demise. The film is slow and meditative as it details a day in the life of a man who knows that death is imminent. The camera follows him as he admires the beauty of a horse in a field, as he wanders through his garden, as he watches a boy with a dead rabbit returning home for dinner. Sound is equally important, whether it is the sound of a ticking clock or the striking of a piano key or the rustling of wind-blown grass. The Window is beautifully filmed and is rewarding for those with patience. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member (SPOILER ALERT). The old man's grown son is a real piece of work. May the first concert he gives upon returning to Europe consist of an involuntary playing of the same perfunctory cords he offered to his dying father and the expectant household of devoted servants. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Dialogue and plot are sparse, but such contrivances are unimportant when the acting is superb and the pastoral cinematography, by Julian Apezteguia, is breathtaking. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Ho-hum... slow moving... Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Another Spanish film with an old man. This time, he is on the verge of death and lying in his bed waiting for the son that he has not met in the longest time as his final wish. He hires a piano-tuner to make it presentable. He even asks for a 40 year-old champagne bottle for a toast. He is still secluded to his bed and his only means of the outside world is looking through the window in his room. He soon grows for a final look at the outside world, and he exits the home that he lives at, carrying his IV with him. And that is the best way to describe the plot of this film. It is a little hard to talk about it without spoiling something, because the film is quite short. I feel that it could have gone on for another 20 minutes without me getting bored. Another flaw is that the film does not ask for much, almost deceptively. But it does as it wishes. Besides, it does have a really good message. I believe that the scenes are shot very well, and even the cinematography is really good. Almost every actor in the film is fantastic, even for the short amount of time that some are on screen. So, you should really see it, but at the same time, don't freak out about it. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Audience Member El día a día filmografiado.... Sorín, y la cofradía de los directores ibero-argentinos, son los expertos. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Movie Info

      Synopsis As he awaits the arrival of his famous, estranged son (Jorge Diez), an old and frail writer (Antonio Larreta) wanders around his Patagonian estate for what may be the last time.
      Director
      Carlos Sorin
      Screenwriter
      Carlos Sorin
      Production Co
      Guacamole Films, Wanda Visión S.A.
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      Spanish (Spain)
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Jan 11, 2017
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $12.0K
      Runtime
      1h 25m
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