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The Old Man Who Read Love Stories

66% | Mar 07, 2001 | Drama, Adventure

In El Idilio, a village on the banks of a river in the Amazon rainforest, Antonio BolĂ­var, 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.

Featured Crew

Rolf de Heer
Director
Rolf de Heer
Screenplay

Cast

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Richard Dreyfuss
Antonio Bolivar
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Timothy Spall
Luis Agalla
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Hugo Weaving
Rubicondo
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Cathy Tyson
Josefina

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