After an absence of many years, 80-year-old Antonio's estranged son is coming to visit. 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 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. Distinguished Argentine filmmaker Carlos SorÃn trains his camera on the small stories written by life, on the humanity behind human beings starring great Uruguayan writer/scriptwriter Antonio Larreta.
Actors:
Maria del Carmen Jimenez,Antonio Larreta,Alberto Ledesma,Emilse Roldan,Jorge Diez
Description:
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 very special champagne an embrace warm words that will maybe finally bridge the gap between them. But before, Antonio must wait. Bedridden, he looks out his window overlooking thee endless 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, inhaling the scent of the land that had been his life. What could otherwise seem like insignificant memories or moments in one's life, take a special, beautiful meaning and weight in this poetic, humanistic film.
