A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings (1988)
Synopsis
An elderly man with wings is blown off course during a tropical storm in this symbolic fantasy. The Old Man lands near a Caribbean island where a poor family gives him shelter in a chicken coop. Father Gonzaga is the skeptical priest who rushes to damn the creature. Soon the Old Man is the subject of curiosity seekers as Elisinda and Pelayo start charging admission. A traveling carnival of human oddities camps near the Old Man as people flock to see the show. The Old Man is reduced to being an unwanted pet, and after six years, he mends his wings and flies away. Nudity, simulated sex with a spider woman, and the ugliness of human exploitation definitely put this fantasy in a category not for children.
Release Date: 1988-01-01
Runtime: 90 minutes
Director: Fernando Birri
Top Cast
- Fernando Birri as A very old man with enormous wings
- Daisy Granados as Elisenda
- Asdrúbal Meléndez as Pelayo
- Adolfo Llauradó as Lucky O'Capitone
- Silvia Planas as Eulalia
- Luis Alberto Ramírez as Father Gonzaga
- Márcia Barreto as Spider Woman
- Pablo Milanés as Self
- María Luisa Mayor as Myrurgia
- Parmenia Silva as Pìa
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