The Old Man Who Read Love Stories
Genre: Drama | AdventureRuntime: 1h 55mRelease: 7th March, 2001
Directors: Rolf de HeerLanguages: English, PortugueseCountry: Australia, France, Netherlands, Spain, Netherlands Antilles, ItalyPlot: 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.
Company: SF Studios, Fildebroc, Magnetic Hall, Odusseia Films, Kino Visión, Vertigo Productions, France 2 Cinéma, Fandango
