The Old Man Who Read Love Stories (2001)
2001 · 1h 55m · Drama, Adventure
Genres: Drama, Adventure
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.
Director: Rolf de Heer
Writers: Luis Sepúlveda, Rolf de Heer, Claude Cohen
Music by: Graham Tardif, Fernando Sancho
Cinematography: Denis Lenoir
Budget: $10M
Cast
Richard Dreyfuss as Antonio BolivarTimothy Spall as Luis AgallaHugo Weaving as RubicondoCathy Tyson as JosefinaVictor Bottenbley as NushinoGuillermo Toledo as OnecenFede Celada as JuanLuis Hostalot as ManuelBehi Djanati Atai as DoloresJosse De Pauw as The Man Who BetsJerome Ehlers as GringoJim van der Woude as The PatientMore like this
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