The Old Man Who Read Love Stories
2001 · 115 min
Drama · Adventure
★ 6.4Tubi
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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.
Crew
- Director Rolf de Heer
- Screenplay Rolf de Heer
- Writer Claude Cohen
- Director of Photography Denis Lenoir
Cast
Crew
- Director — Rolf de Heer
- Screenplay — Rolf de Heer
- Writer — Claude Cohen
- Director of Photography — Denis Lenoir
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