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.
Details
Release Date: 3/7/2001
Runtime: 115 minutes
Languages: English, Portuguese
Director: Rolf de Heer
Budget: $9.5M
0Production
Companies: SF Studios, Fildebroc, Magnetic Hall, Odusseia Films, Kino Visión, Vertigo Productions, France 2 Cinéma, Fandango
Countries: Australia, France, Netherlands, Spain, Netherlands Antilles, Italy
