The Old Man Who Read Love Stories
In El Idilio, a village on the banks of a river in the Amazon rainforest, Antonio Bolívar, known to everyone as "The Old Man," lives a recluse. One day, Antonio begins reading the romance novels that the traveling dentist Rubicondo Loachamin brings him to pass the time. He shares this occupation with a beautiful local girl, a waitress and prostitute, named Josefina, with whom he ends up falling in love. But all does not go smoothly when Antonio is forced to go on a hunting trip.
Year: 2001
Studio: SF Studios, Fildebroc, Magnetic Hall, Odusseia Films, Kino Visión, Vertigo Productions, France 2 Cinéma, Fandango
Director: Rolf de Heer
Cast: Richard Dreyfuss, Timothy Spall, Hugo Weaving, Cathy Tyson, Victor Bottenbley, Guillermo Toledo
Crew: Rolf de Heer (Director), Rolf de Heer (Screenplay), Luis Sepúlveda (Novel), Graham Tardif (Original Music Composer), Denis Lenoir (Director of Photography), Fernando Sancho (Original Music Composer)
Runtime: 115 minutes
Release: Mar 07, 2001
IMDb: 6.67/10 by 6 users
Popularity: 1
Country: Australia, France, Netherlands, Spain, Netherlands Antilles, Italy
Language: English, Português
Budget: 9
Revenue: 0
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