The Old Man Who Read Love Stories

The Old Man Who Read Love Stories

6.7 2001 | 115 min

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. 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.

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Budget

$9,500,000

Released

March 7, 2001

Popularity

0.4

PRODUCTION COMPANIES
SF Studios
SF Studios
Fildebroc
Fildebroc
Magnetic Hall
Magnetic Hall
Odusseia Films
Odusseia Films
Kino Visión
Kino Visión
Vertigo Productions
Vertigo Productions
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Australia France Netherlands Spain Netherlands Antilles Italy

Spoken Languages:

English Portuguese
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