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What happens in Robert Altman’s 1969 film That Cold Day in the Park?

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In the 1969 film That Cold Day in the Park, directed by Robert Altman, the plot centers on a disturbed spinster, played by Sandy Dennis. The woman brings a young drifter into her home, a decision that leads to dire consequences in this modern gothic drama.1