CARLOS SORIN'S LA VENTANA

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 and warm words that may finally bridge the gap between them... But before that, Antonio must wait. Bedridden, he looks out his window at the Patagonian landscape and sees light and life, the past and the present, while sensing the future. He decides to secretly leave the house, unseen by his faithful caretakers, to take what might be a last walk in his fields, breathing the air, treading the earth, and inhaling the scent of the land that had been his life. What could otherwise seem like insignificant memories or moments in one’s life, takes a special, beautiful meaning and weight in this poetic, humanistic film.

Argentina. 2008. Dir.: Carlos Sorin. Digital projection. 85 min.
With: Antonio Larreta, María del Carmen Giménez, Emilse Roldán, Roberto Rovira
Original Spanish version with English subtitles