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That Cold Day in the Park
UNITED STATES · 1969

That Cold Day in the Park

Robert Altman
isolation and loneliness obsession and possession class and privilege psychological manipulation communication barriers
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Synopsis

Frances Austen, a young, wealthy spinster, invites a mute teenager into her apartment after finding him freezing in the park next to where she lives. Despite her best efforts, their lack of communication only increases her sense of loneliness, as her possessiveness spirals into frightening new realms.

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