The Old Man Who Read Love Stories

6.6|2001|1h 55m| EN

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.

Genres: Drama, Adventure

Director: Rolf de Heer

Votes: 5

Production Companies:

SF Studios

Fildebroc

Magnetic Hall

Odusseia Films

Kino Visión

Vertigo Productions

France 2 Cinéma

Fandango