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A Light in the Window (1942)

A Light in the Window poster
Original title
Una luz en la ventana
Directed by
Manuel Romero
Genre
horror film, thriller film
Country
Argentina
Runtime
1h 12m
Rating
7.3 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman becomes the target of a mysterious figure who appears in her window at night. The story follows her growing fear and the efforts of those around her to uncover the threat.

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What happens

A Light in the Window (Spanish: Una luz en la ventana) is a 1942 Argentine horror thriller film of the Golden Age of Argentine cinema, directed by Manuel Romero and starring Narciso Ibáñez Menta, Irma Córdoba and Juan Carlos Thorry. It is considered to be the first Argentine horror movie. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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