The Old Man Who Read Love Stories (2001)
Synopsis
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.
Release Date: 2001-03-07
Runtime: 115 minutes
Director: Rolf de Heer
Budget: $9,500,000 USD
Top Cast
- Richard Dreyfuss as Antonio Bolivar
- Timothy Spall as Luis Agalla
- Hugo Weaving as Rubicondo
- Cathy Tyson as Josefina
- Victor Bottenbley as Nushino
- Guillermo Toledo as Onecen
- Fede Celada as Juan
- Luis Hostalot as Manuel
- Behi Djanati Atai as Dolores
- Josse De Pauw as The Man Who Bets
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