The Window (2008) NYT Critics' Pick

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Antonio Larreta in “The Window,” directed by Carlos Sorín.
A Patagonian Dream of a Day at the End of a Life
By STEPHEN HOLDEN
Published: May 6, 2009

An old man with a failing heart determinedly drags himself from his sickbed and sneaks out of the house while his caretakers’ backs are turned. Wearing pajamas and a Panama hat, supporting himself on a cane and carrying his IV drip, he totters into the yard, unlocks the gate and wades unsteadily into a field that stretches to the horizon. Horses are visible in the distance, and a stiff breeze is blowing. Deep into the field, he pauses to urinate; then he suddenly loses strength and sinks into the grass in a stupor. More