The Old Man Who Read Love Stories
2001
- Rolf de Heer
- 1h 55m
- March 7, 2001 · Australia, France, Netherlands, Spain
Overview
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.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- March 7, 2001
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English, Portuguese
- Countries
- Australia, France, Netherlands, Spain
- Production
- France 2 Cinéma,Kino Visión,SF Studios,Fandango,Vertigo Productions,Fildebroc,Magnetic Hall,Odusseia Films
- Cast
- Christian Holer,Peter Geselle,Laurent Yawalou,Alain Dery,Victor Bottenbley,Patrick Crepat,Christian Giovanetti,Hugo Weaving,Jean-Pierre Soulat,Duncan Thompsonand 18 more
- Director
- Rolf de Heer
- Producer
- Julie Ryan,Michelle de Broca
- Cinematography
- Denis Lenoir
- Budget
- $9,500,000
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
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